When you look in the mirror these days, do you recognize the person staring back at you? It's okay if you don't. It happens. To a lot of us. Especially middle age. The question is, are you willing to dig in, explore and reconnect with who you once were and really are? I hope so! Because you matter. And, inside my weekly newsletter, you can begin your journey of embracing your true, authentic self as we build your something better, together. Hope to see you on the inside! 💜 ~Coach Kari (they/she)
Back to the Beginning
Every moment is a fresh beginning. ~T.S. Eliot
February 7, 2024
I'd like to start off this week by giving an extra warm welcome 🤗 to a number of beautiful humans who have opted into this newsletter over the past couple of weeks - I am truly honored that you're here. 🎉🥰
Quick Update: I'm still working away in the background to redesign this newsletter as we pivot in a new direction - which I'd like to discuss a little bit more today. 😊
In order to do that, let us go back to the beginning...
When I was a kid, I had a special secret place.
A place where I would go to ponder the deeper things of life.
A place where I felt safely embraced by a peace and a comforting calm.
A place where - unbeknownst to me - my journey of self-discovery began.
Yep. Leaning up against a white tin shed in the backyard of my childhood something began to stir inside of me. As I chewed on a blade of grass with the mid-morning sun shining on my face, I vividly remember believing I could - no, I would - make the world a better place.
Some 52 years later, I can still feel that memory. And, despite the bumps and bruises along the way, I still believe (just a little differently) that I can - and will - make a difference.
This newsletter and community will be, and is, for all of us who have been mired in the meh of midlife but are learning to pay attention to those nudges for something more.
It's for all of us wrestling with how who we are and want to be got lost somewhere along the way.
It's for all of us who are ready to step into, and courageously embrace, our authenticity.
Now, to be clear, I don't have a 30 page business plan or a 10 point systems strategy for how we will do this. I don't even really have a specific S.M.A.R.T goal 🤢 as to how this will all unfold.
That's part of the real.
And the raw.
That's part of trusting that as I share my story it will resonate with you - a fellow passionate seeker of what is genuine and true about who we are and how we show up in this world.
If you're here, I believe you are a kindred spirit who, like me, has an unyielding desire to not just find meaning and purpose in this life but to actually embody it and experience it.
So...welcome to the journey!
Your Coach,
Kari
p.s. If you want to dive into previous newsletters you may have missed, you can find them all right here!
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by Life Transitions & Authenticity Coach Kari Becken
When you look in the mirror these days, do you recognize the person staring back at you? It's okay if you don't. It happens. To a lot of us. Especially middle age. The question is, are you willing to dig in, explore and reconnect with who you once were and really are? I hope so! Because you matter. And, inside my weekly newsletter, you can begin your journey of embracing your true, authentic self as we build your something better, together. Hope to see you on the inside! 💜 ~Coach Kari (they/she)
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