Morning My friends,
Last Thursday I was given the gift of Ubuntu, and it was a magical moment, made possible by the gift of us.
Malik Muhammed honored us with his wisdom and epic storytelling, offering a profound mirror: a powerful reminder that our deepest relationship with ourselves exists within the context of we.
Fundamentally, they are tools to understand the skillset of surrender.
Nuggets I’m Integrating
🌱 Connection before content – True presence is the greatest gift. To be seen is to be loved.
🔹 Owning my voice – What words anchor me in life’s storms? Honor them.
🔹 Connection + Challenge = Transformation (CHANGE) – Malik reminded us that true transformation happens when we embrace both connection and challenge.
Lessons from Nature: Breaking Before Thriving
Watching The Biggest Little Farm reinforced that nature mirrors life’s journey:
- Diversity creates strength – A thriving ecosystem embraces complexity.
- Pruning is necessary – Let go of what no longer serves you. True transformation comes from building for the future, not clinging to the past.
- The unseen work matters – Just like soil must be healed before planting, our deepest growth happens beneath the surface.
The Coyote: A Lesson in Alignment
They reframed the coyote—not as an enemy, but as a signpost. It revealed imbalances, inviting observation instead of reaction. Problems, like coyotes, are not here to us but for us.
➡️ Observation then creative eyes to see – The gift of suffering brings creative alignment. Solve the coyote, solve the ecosystem.
Principles of Ecosystem Thinking
🌞 Growth invites complexity – More life = more challenges.
🌊 Sustainable success requires rhythm – Work with nature, not against it.
🌬 Surrender is power – Trust momentum instead of forcing control.
The Sacred Role of Death
The healthiest soil teems with microorganisms transforming decay into nourishment. Death is not the end—it is the transformation. When it is appropriately integrated into our lives and businesses, it often marks the moment of breakthrough. Even from the moment we are conceived, we are growing and dying at the same time.
The Journey Matters
If our goal is harmony with nature, we must recognize that discomfort and struggle—the disharmony—create the pearls of life. It is not despite the suffering that we find gifts, but through it.
Thank you for sharing this moment with me. It has been an honor.
Blessings,
Wendy.
