Estimated read: 6 minutes This essay is part of the Reinvention pillar at The Gracewell Studio. If you want the full guide to midlife awakening, purpose, and starting from here, start at the pillar here. In healthcare, when something goes wrong, we do not guess at the cause. We investigate. We ask questions in a […]
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Estimated read: 5 minutes This essay is part of the Reinvention pillar at The Gracewell Studio. If you want the full guide to midlife awakening, purpose, and starting from here, start at the pillar here. The word crisis comes from the Greek word krisis. It means a turning point. A moment of decision. Somewhere along
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Estimated read: 5 minutes During the summer of 2016, I broke. I learned to stop hiding the cracks and start letting the gold show through them. The philosophy behind that choice changed everything about how I see myself, and I think it might do the same for you. This essay is part of the Reinvention
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Estimated read: 5 minutes A woman hits her forties or fifties, and something beautiful and disruptive starts to happen. She grows quieter, more observant. Or she gets louder, because she is finally done waiting her turn. She cuts her hair, or she lets it go silver and stops apologizing for it. She leaves the job
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I don’t use patterns. Patterns overwhelm me. They feel stiff and confining. Instead of inspiring creativity, they drain it. I lose the excitement that makes my process feel alive. So I don’t make them, and I don’t use them. The Gracewell Magic I make my bags by eye and feel. I collect fabrics, and have
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As I grew under Tammy’s guidance, the call to go deeper became impossible to ignore. The questions and curiosity were getting louder. Tammy encouraged me to explore the offerings at One Spirit Learning Alliance. It was during a retreat at a monastery on Bear Mountain that I said yes to a life of service. At
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Gracewell, for me, is an expression of living an authentically bold life, aging gracefully, and embracing the parts of myself that once felt too messy, too real, too much. A Kindred Spirit Diane Keaton has always felt like a kindred spirit. There is something about her timeless style, her authenticity, and the way she carries
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