It’s what happens when we practice expanding our comfort zone. I have given dozens, if not hundreds of talks, trainings, and classes in the past three years. Again and again, I put myself in situations that flexed my “overcoming-fear muscle.”

When something like this happens, ie, a sign from the deceased, seeing the same numbers, running into people at the right time, whatever it is... I find it’s best not to “figure it out.” Instead, we should let ourselves use it as a reminder that:

If I asked, what do you do? What would you say? The words we use to label ourselves carry energy. These, arguably, "made up" labels can allow us to expand beyond our capacities, or they can keep us stuck in a box of our own making.

“As long as you have something to prove or something to protect you fall into negative or judgmental thinking.” - Richard Rohr

Last week, I had a humbling experience during a facilitator training I'm in. As I entered the meeting, I saw the guest teacher was a leader in the personal growth space and someone I've followed since 2015.

The irony is we’re trying to talk about something that has no words. As St. Augustine said, “If you can comprehend it, it’s not God.”