My god Bethany this absolutely landed where I needed in so many ways.
The encouragement that summer can be slow means so much as I come back to work after three months of paternity leave with our second child. I want to continue being present to my children and integrating the deeper time, contemplative rhythm I rediscovered this spring. But expectations for me at the co-op I lead are high and today is a particularly crucial boundary setting day. It was a blessing to hear that fruitfulness comes naturally when we’re in the right place.
And next to that the idea that pruning isn’t a judgement but a validation?? Holy shit. This recovering neocalvinist needed that a lot.
I feel reaffirmed in pruning my day job back to 70% time for the foreseeable future, so my piece, and trust we’re part of an ecology in which growth and life will come.
Nathan, I love this reflection, and have been thinking about it since last week. I appreciate the way you framed it, "...pruning isn't a judgment but a validation." Yes, that's exactly it.
My god Bethany this absolutely landed where I needed in so many ways.
The encouragement that summer can be slow means so much as I come back to work after three months of paternity leave with our second child. I want to continue being present to my children and integrating the deeper time, contemplative rhythm I rediscovered this spring. But expectations for me at the co-op I lead are high and today is a particularly crucial boundary setting day. It was a blessing to hear that fruitfulness comes naturally when we’re in the right place.
And next to that the idea that pruning isn’t a judgement but a validation?? Holy shit. This recovering neocalvinist needed that a lot.
I feel reaffirmed in pruning my day job back to 70% time for the foreseeable future, so my piece, and trust we’re part of an ecology in which growth and life will come.
Nathan, I love this reflection, and have been thinking about it since last week. I appreciate the way you framed it, "...pruning isn't a judgment but a validation." Yes, that's exactly it.
Thank you so much. I’ve been holding what you offered us closely and recommended this essay in my newsletter today ❤️
So much I appreciated in this. I’m especially taken by this question, “Is fruitfulness the same as anxious striving for growth?”
<3 Thank you for sharing, Amara.
“But is fruitfulness the same as anxiously striving for growth?” Exactly! Beautifully written.