Hi there - I'm a certified coach, community builder, and founder of The Ember Circle. I mobilize others to bring their whole hearts forward to create a more just, connected, and beautiful world. I draw on my 20 years as a social impact leader to support women in re-imagining their aligned path of service.
๐ Fractals and the repeating patterns of our lives (and the world)
Dear Reader,
I used to feel that I didn't have time to do inner work. There were too many other things going on. That I'd get to it later.
And then I discovered fractals.
A fractal is a pattern that repeats forever. Regardless of how zoomed in or zoomed out you are, every part of the fractal looks very similar to the whole.
A tree is one of many examples. It's made up of a similar branching pattern that you can find looking at the veins on a leaf, the way branches grow from the trunk, and the tree's overall shape.
When I discovered what fractals were, something clicked into place for me. It was something I felt like I had known my whole life - but my logical mind circumvented and kept insisting that it was only the big things that were worth my attention.
Fractals helped give me permission to instead focus again on the small things. Fractals helped me understand that the everyday choices we make reverberate to create the pattern of our life and the larger systems in which we are a part.
While this can feel overwhelming, it can also be empowering.
A small change in the original pattern gets repeated and changes the whole.
In Emergent Strategy, adrienne maree brown (a book I highly recommend!) beautifully presents fractals:
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Shining a light on the patterns in our own life is hard - but it's the foundation of so many of the changes we want to make.
I designed the Ember Circle to be a place where women can come together to unlearn what we don't want our lives to echo. Through a thoughtful process, members of the Circle increase the awareness, clarity, and intention that they bring to their smallest choices - and in turn, everything that those reverberate out to create.
If you are feeling the call, come join us. There is one more week to register - we start Jan.25th!
To change from the inside out,
xo Jess
p.s. Want to learn more about what we actually cover in the Ember Circle? Check out this 5 min. video on the Ember Circle curriculum.
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- I am thrilled with where I am headed career-wise and it just feels RIGHT,
- I can focus on trying to be as open as possible with others, rather than worrying about judgment, - My fear system gets activated at a different place now. I know how to manage it,
- I have a clearer sense of how I want to be values-wise and base my decisions from there,
- My spiritual life has blossomed - where before it was next-to-nothing.
Check out more thoughts from alumni in the program guide here.โ
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Hi there - I'm a certified coach, community builder, and founder of The Ember Circle. I mobilize others to bring their whole hearts forward to create a more just, connected, and beautiful world. I draw on my 20 years as a social impact leader to support women in re-imagining their aligned path of service.
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