Week 2, 2021 - Come in, the water’s fine
Recently I had the chance to visit a few places I’ve never been to - a constant occurrence in pre-COVID days but something I wasn’t sure if I’d really missed. It’s safe to say that, yes, I do. I feel more like myself when there’s travel and discovery in my daily life. It’s the act of going somewhere but also of coming back. Back to home base, to rest deeply and re-appreciate what I already have.
Notable happenings this week:
We opened registrations for Advanced Facilitation: Liberating Structures Intensive, the Greaterthan course that I’m co-delivering from February. I can’t wait to see what kind of magic will happen once the cohort comes together.
Scheduled the kickoff for a client engagement that I’m working with Alex Simon. We have a hunch that it’s going to be a watershed project for a totally new stream of work. It’s finally time to jump in.
Joined the inaugural general assembly of the Intersection Group of which I’m an Advising Member. There’s an ambitious intellectual effort planned between the eclectic group of core enthusiasts and it’ll be really interesting to see the collisions, slow and fast, that’s bound to happen.
Posted the first English video for my new YouTube channel Bromptomo. I don’t have a personal social media presence in Japanese so this makes it easier to start talking about it publicly. Some warm responses already. I’m having so much fun with this project.
Coordinated a collaboration between AQ and a non-profit that’s doing amazing things. More on this in a few weeks.
An early celebration of my birthday. My sisters gifted me an activity tracker, a slim one that actually fits my tiny wrist. I’m most interested in improving sleep quality by tracking sleep patterns and using the watch as an alarm instead of the phone.
A day trip to Shimizu City in Shizuoka with Sachiko, who showed me around her hometown. It was a beautiful and peaceful place - I’ll add more photos below of Miho-no-Matsubara, which is a majestic stretch of pine trees along the coast. The whole coastline was begging for a cycling adventure. The thing about cycling in Japan is that it includes amazing local food and onsen hot springs. I need to find a way to cycle more in Japan…
Had a wisdom tooth pulled out. It’s been a problematic tooth for a few years and I finally agreed to part ways with this piece of my body. What a brutal act!
