Do you consider yourself tolerant? 

It seems to me I am becoming less and less tolerant. 

At first I started to judge myself.

I thought about how I could be less intense.
I thought about how I could create and hold more space for more.

Then, I came to realize that maybe I’m not less tolerant, maybe it’s that things are wilder than ever, that there is more hate and division than ever … and that I’m sensitive to energy, including toxic energy (or what I feel is toxic). I'm not for everyone, and that's ok! 

Have you reached the point where you've had enough of something/lots of things? Enough sexism, enough racism, enough deforestation, enough hate, enough landfill waste, or enough toxins on your plate? If so, let's do something about it!  I don’t really know if there’s actually more war, more extreme weather, or more dismaying human behavioural issues now than ever before, but I do know I’m more painfully aware of it … and in my conversations (many with you!), you are sharing that you are too. Technology and media informs/bombards us with the latest doom, dangers, deaths, climate emergencies, school shootings, politics, and scandals ... where are the solutions? Do we have to accept what we are being urged to partake in? 

I have done a lot of “soldiering on” (and soldiering through) over the years with regard to people, experiences, issues, and, of course, my own bullshit. I’m no longer willing to tolerate/suppress/ignore/override how I feel when it doesn’t feel right to me. I also choose to leave that same space for others ... for you ... so reach out anytime. 

Let’s stop powering through crap that isn't meant for us.

If a food doesn’t feel good to you, stop eating it.

If the party isn’t fun or depleting you, excuse yourself.

If a speaker isn’t insightful, leave or click off.

I do absolutely believe in the benefits of being an informed/enraged//engaged/active citizen, so I will not ever choose or endorse “ostrich mode” (not paying attention to avoid feelings). But, in this wild world that we all share, we seem to be expected to tolerate a lot, to toughen up, and suck it up … I hope that this email might serve as a reminder to challenge that … to challenge yourself, to take care of yourself, to being more yourself, which might include becoming less tolerant (in a compassionate and protective way). As Kyle Creek wrote, "In a world that encourages you to do whatever it takes to make it, be someone who refuses to fake it."

Let's invite more of what feels supportive and healing into life. 
Let's stop doing what we feel obligated to do and stuck doing ... we can be responsible, we can show up for ourselves and others, and we can go our own way.

Don't miss these 3 things to help you shift towards more real in your life:
+ Empathy Economics over modern day consumerism, free lessons here.

+ Beet burgers over fake vegan burgers, my recipe here.
+ Farmers Markets over "Supermarkets", how to shop the market here

Here's to embracing the real!  
LB

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