Exploring the Uncertainty of Moving with Courage

After living in the same area for much of her life, and feeling very ready for a change, my good friend chose to explore moving to a new city. Her life felt infused with a low-grade stagnant energy and she feared if she didn’t ultimately make a change she’d become withdrawn and insular — she craved a new foundation upon which to build her life.

As we began her exploration, we discussed her answers to the following questions to open her mind to thinking more expansively about her move. [Read more…]

The Influence & Impact of a Choice

Today marked a beautiful example of life coming full circle. Over 6 years ago I attended a workshop when I was at one of the lowest times of my life, I’d ended my relationship with my mother on the drive to the event. Donna was the angel who consoled me, she was also the angel who saw through my pain to my gifts and hired me to complete a project that really mattered to her.

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Mastin Kipp: Choosing to Not Have a Plan B

For the past 5 years I’ve been exploring the choices of people I find fascinating: friends I know well, people I’ve met serendipitously, and special family members with whom I crave a deeper connection. With each person’s choice and the safety and trust of our connection, I enjoy deep and curious inquiry, allowing my questioning to go wherever I trust we’ll get the richest information.

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How I Found Mapping

I’ve been asked how I found the maps, and the truth is, they found me, and evolved in the most beautiful unfolding way. I wasn’t seeking them, never envisioned them and definitely didn’t have a plan for what they’d now become. ⠀⠀

Creating each map is a very intuitive process and I have no idea where it’s going to go, and what the end result will be. I’m mapping the details of one choice and its ripple effect.⠀ [Read more…]

Mapping: Gratitude and Possibility

My very first map set me on my journey of exploring choices – both mine and others. The arrow on the left notes a choice I made in 2013 to attend an out-of-the-box coaching event. From that event, and the people I met, more opportunities and people began to show up.

Creating this map provided me with a concrete vehicle to document and make sense of seemingly unrelated ideas and experiences floating in my head which allowed me to see how they were related. Each branch represents a new person, experience or opportunity that I either created intentionally or that showed up magically. ⠀⠀
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