Dear Reader,

I just stepped out of a cold shower. Not the Wim Hof kind. Just the boiler-broke, no-choice kind.

The thing is, I could’ve avoided it.

I had a warm shower this morning at my girlfriend’s place, where I’m staying for now. But where I usually live and work, there’s no hot water. And today was packed with meetings. The only slot for a run was between back-to-back calls and my evening ceramics class. So it came down to this: run and face the cold shower, run and show up to class smelling like effort, or skip the run altogether.

I ran.

Not because I felt particularly brave. Honestly, it was my girlfriend who nudged me: “Why wouldn’t you just go for a run and take a cold shower?” Funny enough, the option hadn’t even occurred to me.

And that’s when it hit me: if I’m training for a marathon, what does it say about my commitment if I skip training on a sunny day… just because of a cold shower?

I’d already decided running mattered. And if it matters, then comfort doesn’t get to decide.

There are so many subtle ways we betray our own priorities. Not loudly. Quietly. Gently. With logic that sounds reasonable: It’s just one day. It’s not that important. There’s always tomorrow.

But what do our choices actually reveal about what truly matters? We say we care about family, but prioritise every client request. We say presence is important, but we check our phones. We say we want to grow, but we stay safe.

As facilitators, trainers, coaches, leaders – we invite others to show up fully. To take ownership. To “go there.” But are we congruent when no one’s watching? When the plan falls apart? When the water’s cold?

Today was a small but necessary reminder: we can’t control the context – but we can choose how we show up when it counts. Especially when no one is watching.

…Except now, I’ve told you. So you are watching.

Guess that’s the reward for my cold shower – this story.

🎙 Meanwhile, on the podcast…

Sometimes, just sometimes, you meet someone who is a balm to the soul, who speak words of wisdom, magic, and nurturing depth. Quanita Roberson has this gift - and she returns to the show to share it with us once again!

Mingling spiritual intelligence with raw human experience, Quanita guides us generously through the messy yet beautiful terrain of healing, as we trace emotions back to their source and learn how to step away from adolescent adulthood.

She brings us into the heart of questions like: how do we grieve? What does courage really mean? And why do people find it easier to talk about gender than race?

Find out about:

• Why shame, blame and guilt are not emotions, but rather where we go to hide from them
• The initiations of our life, and why we must embrace crumbling to make space for the new
• The importance of going inwards to find our wisdom to help the world
• Why there aren’t different ways to grieve, but rather different ways to avoid it
• The importance of embodying our emotions, allowing them to move through us

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That’s it from my side! I hope you enjoy the content and find inspiration in the stories and the podcast. I wish you a week filled with reflection, connection, and integrity. See you next week!

Myriam

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