Wednesday Perspective Shifts

Wednesday is my day to re-group and re-define my week. First I make a plan for getting over the bump of the mid-week, then I re-envision my emotional tone and perspective. 

Agenda today:

1. My bump plan

2. Read "Perspective"

3. New narrative for the future

4. Writing themes and passion flow plan

1. My bump plan:

Ideas:

• Eat a high-protein breakfast for a sharper focus: Tapioca pudding!
• Mid-week priority catch up: This week - Harden snapdragons, plant collards and cukes, transplant sunflowers.
• Clear some clutter to free mental space: Stash away winter clothes
• Easy evening meal or dinner out.

2.  Read "Perspective":

I'm reading this book by Meridith Elliot Powell, subtitled Reignite, Reinvent, Reframe (2025). This is the work I am dedicating myself to this year.

I'm on Chapter six, Language of Leadership: Words that shape culture. Culture is the shared story that shapes the interpretation of reality - the group perspective. "If you want to shift perspective, you have to shape culture."

You shape culture through language, interactions. Culture either invites fresh perspective or shuts it down - it starts with inclusive, inviting language. Words shape our reality and sets the tone. They influence our mindset, behavior, and belief. 

Leaders are language architects; words are our superpower. "Every conversation is a chance to reinforce or redesign the emotional infrastructure of your culture." Choose words that expand perspective and call people forward.

Practice: Launch a "language-shift" project; a transformation how we speak and listen to each other. Reframe the fear and doom to, "What does success look like?" and "What would need to be true to make this work?". Brainstorm my message and the inclusive language I can use, because the culture I want to build can be spoken into being, one message at a time.

3. New narrative for the future:

It feels like our personal future is shrinking. We can't think past the next month. I really need to keep my inner stoic to myself, and expand the possibility of a rosy future together, for the sake our mental health and hopefulness.

My new narrative this week is "We will become old together, because we take care of ourselves and each other."

4. Writing themes and passion flow plan:

The next few days are the best block of time I have for healthy obsession for my writing project. Today I will set themes and topics for writing, research, and also some garden, advocacy, and community tasks to support that Nature-Culture flow through the next week.

My Nature-Culture theme this month is early spring renewal and awareness.

• W: N-C blog - Awareness #2 (Awareness of Place) 
• Th: Sanctuary: Caterpillar life cycle and sanctuary
• Fri: Plan my keystone and native plantings!
• Sat: N-C blog - Sanctuary #1 (Intro)
• Sun: Awareness: Rethink your word use
• Mon: Edits and updates
• Tues: Sanctuary: Care for native bees
• W: N-C blog - Sanctuary #2 (Native bees)