"This is what my mind looks like inside"
A few months ago I was sharing the many stories and names of the blankets I provide for attendees and clients at my events and sessions.
(A basic need like warmth/comfort goes a long way to helping you focus)
I joked that this blanket reminded me of my mind.
Beyond the typical JK Magpie trait of "ooh shiny thing" and the fact I purchased it from a charity store, which made the blanket an instance "yes please".
It was that metaphor-that this blanket was the fabric of my mind- that created an instant kinship.
Being a 'creative wild beast' is one of the things I love about myself most.
It's also something I've learned to be able to care for as well. (The PQM can get ever so excited by the world and that can lead to cycles of being ever so tired)
Most of my clients have patchwork-quilt-minds too.
They see the world in vibrant and varied ways and perspectives.
They describe the many times they've been out-of-the-box in life or work.
"Oooh how exciting" I respond.
But it's not been as exciting as it could have been for them and their Patchwork-Quilt-Mind.
The trouble is that education, institutions, work norms, even relationships and 'Some Friends'.
Overlooked the technicolour of this all.
Patchwork-Quilt-Minds were seen as "different" and "Not how its done".
Misunderstood or othered.
So often, this ends up with the muffling and toning down of the patchwork-quilt-mind. Even in adulthood.
Creativity gets stiffled or suppressed.
Voices and Ideas become quiet.
You validate the "normal" noise over the needs of yourself.
Become unsure and externally aware.
"Does that make sense?" becomes a punctuation on the end of every other sentence.
Your stressed and anxious about 'who you need to be', in the dynamics of work or life.
You "fit in" by compromising your PQM (patchwork quilt mind)
Without the freedom of your PQM you feel sad, confused, sometimes angry and very unsure of yourself.
Parts get forgotten, put down or freyed.
But now and again you allow yourself a glimpse of your true fabric
Oh what a simply lovely feeling hey!
In the woods there is no judgment.
Nature lives and breathes the value of a Patchwork Quilt Mind.
It needs that diversity for survival, solution, and richness of soil.
It encourages you in, to be yourself.
And make sense of it all, when you return from the woods.
Maybe you have a PQM or perhaps your metaphor for your mind is something else?
Pause on this: What magic could happen if you had the chance to be and show yourself. In all your vibrancy?
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Hi I'm JK, I help people and teams value their uniqueness (and free their Patchwork Quilt Mind's from the blanket box) reconnecting you with your true self and purpose through a "rewild yourself" approach, coaching alongside Nature.
Why the woods? For a healthier, happier, hopeful interconnected and vibrant world!
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