Notes From a Slow Coach

Notes From a Slow Coach is my regular blog-style newsletter where I explore something that has recently caught my attention. I often unpack ideas, assumptions, and trends that, if left unexamined, risk diverting us from our natural rhythms and depths. And consider meaningful ways to resist and rebel sustainably, gently, and creatively.

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I often release video versions of the posts, which you can find through the NFASC Playlist on YouTube.

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Previous Posts

May The Flow Rise To Meet You

Where we wanted to be

May the road rise to meet you. My note from a slow coach this week reflects on Baltic endorphins, some internal torment due to a…

Do You Feel Like You’re Wearing Someone Else’s Clothes

Ever Feel Like You’re Wearing Someone Else’s Clothes?

Sometimes, we alter our clothes for a better fit. But a lot of the time, we place ourselves in the options available to us. All…

Black and White Exit Signage on Roadside by Craig Adderley  (Free use via Canva)

The gift of low expectations

When you receive help, do you perceive it as a transactional burden or as a gift? How do you support the people, ideas, and art…

A plee for maturity and a response to bullying

A response to bullying

I know I’m not the only one disturbed by the scenes of Donald Trump and J.D. Vance publicly dressing down Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky in…

It's Annoying to be told to slow down

It’s Annoying When They Tell You To Slow Down

I feel cautious about promoting the idea of slowness without anchoring it to something concrete and meaningful. Carl Honoré suggests that everyone is eager to…

Power in persistence

Power in persistence

Persistence has power—it can contribute to a better world, but it can also do the opposite, extracting value and coercing people without consent.

Strength in Numbers

Strength in numbers

Numbers can topple buildings and spark change but can also reduce individuals to statistical fodder and data on a spreadsheet.

No Pain No Gain

No pain, no gain

Without it, we gain nothing. Pain is love, creativity, compassion, and care. Without it, we gain nothing; we simply exist.

It was uncomfortable

It was uncomfortable

Discomfort can be a sign of, and a catalyst for change, a question that pokes and prods, tickling and shaking us awake, even when we would much rather still be asleep.

Power through

Power through

Many people perpetually power through on the fumes of our strength and resolve. It’s no wonder we are burning out.