November: Friends & Family Month

It’s a new month in Cultivate Club!

This month we’re examining our relationship with our Friends & Family. 
Look for the ✔️ which notes action items to take for the New Month!

“I don't know half of you half as well as I should like; and I like less than half of you half as well as you deserve.”

― J.R.R. Tolkien, The Fellowship of the Ring

Celebrate!

This step is critical.

✔️ Take the time to celebrate the past month and record your wins and lessons learned.

✔️ Scroll back through your photo gallery. Do you have a photo from your Solo Date? Or Self-Care Experiment? Or perhaps a photo from a moment that represents a shift you’re seeing?
(Now’s also great time to delete any random screenshots or duplicate photos to keep your photo stream manageable!)

Contemplate.

✔️ Download a fresh Monthly Planning Worksheet and start planning the month ahead with a focus on this month's theme: Friends & Family.

When considering your relationship with your Friends & Family, what do you need to clear? What do you want to cultivate?

Here are some ideas:

• Cultivation Mantras

  • “I choose connection.”

  • “I am worthy of others’ respect.”

  • “I choose to nurture relationships that fill my soul.”

• Boundary Mantras

  • “Clear is kind.”

  • “I will not let what feels urgent push away who is important.”

• Decluttering Categories

  • Photos

  • Draining social obligations

  • Cell Phone contacts 

  • Your guest bedroom - so your friends and family will have a place to stay!

• Solo Dates

  • Interview your oldest living relative or oldest family friend.

  • Brainstorm your perfect day when you were 8 years old. Do everything on that list.

  • Go to a specialty paper store, purchase stationary that speaks to you, and write thank you notes to people who have impacted your life while enjoying a jelly filled donut.

• Self-Care Experiments

  • Craft an experiment to explore taking care of your physical/mental health so you can show up better for those you love by: getting enough sleep, exercising, meditating, eating healthy foods, cutting out sugar, etc.

  • Practice active listening - without judgment or fixing.

  • Infuse some joy into a family chore (i.e. listening to music while doing dishes together).

Connect.

In Cultivate Club, our small groups meet every other week as a primary point of connection for our members while they are on their journey. We are a community for connection!

Enrollment in Cultivate Club opens once per year in October, so it’s open NOW! We’d love to meet you and tell you more about membership.
You’re always welcome to request a Guest Pass for one of our monthly Guest Experts!

💜 Wishing you continued cultivation this Friends & Family Month.