In my last post I reflected on what it means to think we are avoiding risk and when the risky thing is maybe the opposite of what we think it is - after all, sometimes there is a real cost to be borne when we choose to avoid the scary, uncomfortable thing. And so it leads to the conclusion that if the perfect time never exists and we risk major pain or loss by not pursuing the thing that is calling to us, well, then, we better get going. 

This philosophy has served me well and allowed life to unfold in ways that I couldn’t have imagined better for myself. But, and there is a but - and it may be obvious - it’s not only hard to do the uncomfortable thing, but it’s even harder to sustain the uncomfortable thing, especially if your nervous system is not fully on board. 

You see, our brain’s major directive is keeping us safe and it knows best how to do it via what is known and comfortable. If a new thing we want to try doesn’t feel safe, even if we can see how it will directly and positi...

Sometimes the cost of not doing something is just too high...

A couple of weeks ago, my husband and I were in the car having a deeply honest conversation about our family and what is on the horizon for us. Sometimes a trip to Wegmans to pick up the groceries is the closest thing to “us” time we get across the work week. 

Right now, we are in the absolute thick of it, raising little humans who are still really little kids. We are talking about koala babies on the hip, night wakeups (and night cuddles), never going to the bathroom alone, and children who innocently waltz into work calls when they get home from school (currently in the process of implementing a stop sign on my door).

There is a lot on all of the plates. And it’s a very full life. 

So it feels crazy to add more of anything. In fact it feels like the perfectly wrong time for adding anything else, doing more, trying new things. And for the specific thing we were talking about in that car ride, we kept using the word “ris...

August always feels like some kind of in-between, suspended in a dream state, that I both enjoy but that also threatens to unravel my composure when it feels like everything is just … slow. Standing still. Neither here nor there. 

Thankfully, the reminder that all things take time and arrive in their exact right season always comes on its winding path back to me, this year in the form of bouquets from our cut flower garden. On a whim last year I designed and installed a little space of gravel, a bistro table and chairs, and four large cedar boxes to house flowers (and a little veg), to accompany a growing number of potted dahlias I am sorting out how to grow (and somehow store through winter). Last year we had very little to cut and play with whereas this summer, we have tons of dahlias, zinnias, and cosmos and I get a bouquet (or two) a week. It’s been pretty magical. 

I have learned enough this year that I know what else to try next year, and am grateful to myself for the vision...

In late May I tested a brand new workshop - Unlock Your Vision Board - to see if it would work and help the way I had a sense it would. There were a few of us in the room, including me, and I went through each step with an open mind, uncovering things simmering just beneath the surface and definitely catching a few surprises. 

In the end I was bursting with excitement - after 2 hours of creating a series of digital vision boards and answering reflection questions, I came away with fresh, new insight and a special word that told me it is time to pour my heart and energy into getting Wayshow’s offerings into the world.  I also wasn’t the only one walking away with clarity - the workshop creates unmistakable light bulb moments and sense of direction - and so the decision was made to turn Unlock Your Vision Board into our first offer. 

I want to share a peak into the word that lit the fire of momentum during the workshop: “Devote.” It means a lot of what discipline conveys (namely consis...

Our desires aren't always heaven sent at the perfect time, aligned with our current life, requiring little change or diversion from our current flow to step into.

No - the truth is, our desires can be everything but straightforward: 

• Our desires can be messy, and bring up a lot of fear and discomfort. 
• Our desires can be inconvenient - asking for change just when we thought we could take a breath
• Our desires can be disruptive, asking us to walk away from decisions we thought we already settled (and wanted). 

And when I say desires - I don’t mean these off the cuff things that are attractive in the moment, but the things that light that inner spark and feel good to have done, on a soul-level. (This is an important point of clarification and if it doesn’t make sense to you, drop me a note and we will build that understanding.)

In my latter years of college I thought I was making headway - in school and personally. While I was working both the ever consuming hours of architectur...

I've recently had a BIG milestone at my corporate job - nearly *four* years of leading and pivoting I had my major operations project finally launch.

 We are always manifesting  - through our energy and frequency, our beliefs and expectations, the actions we take and the identity we embody daily - but there is something extra special about putting a wild and delusional idea out in the world and it springing forth into your reality (f*ing finally). 

I was going to use this newsletter to talk about light bulbs going off and rewiring our brain and I will still share on this soon. I do think it is helpful to understand what it looks like to change our beliefs and underlying programming so we can get out of our own way but maybe in a new format - certain topics can use the animation and flow that podcasts bring to life. 🎙️

Instead, today is about manifesting. It’s a word I’ve been careful to dance around on LinkedIn and in professional conversations because I work in corporate - Big Tech...

It is officially my favorite time of the year - when I put my duck boots on and walk around the garden, enjoying the early bulbs and new growth as I make plans for the yearly refresh. It’s no mystery why I instantly loved “With Love, Meghan” - it was like connecting with the dream we had when we bought this house three years ago - a dream for a slow life with our family, something comfortable and joyful but yet expansive. (And if you know me, you will also know I want it to look and feel beautiful.)

The dream didn’t just imagine a lifestyle - it also came with a very 3D vision of the house and garden. Three years later, we aren’t quite there but we are also not even close to where we started. If you told me then just how long it would take I would have been more than a little annoyed - I like things to move and I really love my quantum leaps. Yet, now, I’m so grateful I didn't get what I wanted as fast as I wanted it, and here is why:

Time and action have deepened my clarity about wh...

A couple years ago I was having a conversation with a colleague - the kind that immediately feels like a friend - and in talking over our weekends I shared that my husband took the time to go golfing, which was a relief! You see, in the chaos of our home life raising little kids, when he takes the time to go golf he comes back so much more himself and like his fuel tank is topped off. She then asked me a question that will forever be one of the single best questions I’ve ever been asked - “What fills up your cup?” 

It hadn’t dawned on me until then how little time I had focused on identifying what gives me energy (though I could for sure tell you what was draining me) and how even less time I allocated to making sure I was doing these things. It is incredibly astute and, energetically speaking, incredibly important to getting the life we want and the most out of the life we have. 

Many months later, I had a mentoring session with a renowned energy healer and teacher, and, in assessin...

The other day I created something and it did not go as well as I hoped. Helpfully I was able to measure the reach and it seemed like it just fell through the algorithm cracks. Maybe you will also find it a little funny and ironic that the professionally-focused networking site only prioritizes showing others content that includes my face. 

I was disappointed. I was so proud of myself for reconfiguring content when I needed a breather from shooting video and creating something when I could have put it off for the week. Putting yourself out there is not for the faint of heart and so I took the opportunity to check in with myself to see if I wanted a change or rest.

What came up next surprised me. What I realized was that not doing this simply did not feel like an option, and it wasn’t coming from a place of pressure. When I started this brand I knew it was to be of service but I don’t think I fully realized how much I was connecting with a previously unexpressed part of myself. It turn...

Our beliefs shape our thoughts, emotions, and actions, often without us realizing their origin. Like algorithms that influence our online choices, our experiences create a "belief algorithm" in our subconscious, formed by everyone from family to strangers.

A Tale of Two Beliefs

To share an example of what this could look like, I think of an experience I had with an old friend of mine. As two ladies under 5'3" we were usually among the shortest in the room. My friend, for as long as I knew her, was really focused on making up for this perceived shortcoming. She was obsessed with coming across with strength and power, and hyper-fixated on every detail of her dress, her speech, her interactions with others.

Conversely, I barely thought about my height, and one day I was genuinely curious why she was so preoccupied with this. Maybe I had missed some important memo and I should be working harder to make up for it. Then she told me it stemmed from her parents - they told her it makes her ...