Oftentimes we have to engage with the world and it can be difficult and draining. What do you say to yourself? How do you approach this person and their mess? How much of yourself do you want to bring to this situation? In this episode I talk about what it means to engage, how to decide if you’ve got the bandwidth for it, and what you bring to that engagement to bring light into a dark world.
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