Every Little Bit

Let's better ourselves, our communities, and our world one choice at a time. This is the blog of Megan Hadley of Harvest Health & Wellbeing.

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'When you look at the long haul and what are the biggest risks for me, my children, and my grandchildren, protest [against racism] is absolutely necessary,' Chomilo says. Just days after George Floyd’s death, some 1,300 public health and infectious disease experts agreed.

When Racism Literally Makes You Sick, by Susan Mass. Published by the University of Minnesota Alumni Association. Quoted is Nathan Chomilo (M.D. ’09).

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Hoppy equinox, revolutionaries 💚🖤 feeling a strong pull to use my gifts and passions to contribute to restoration. Emphasis now on the: REST. These sweet flowers with a relaxing aroma may just end up dried and in a cuppa tea for you and me real soon. 🍵💚🖤 (at Minneapolis, Minnesota) https://www.instagram.com/p/CFdcwZyHwOP/?igshid=1wkv1je9dt1nb

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As this is the first year I’ve intentionally grown flowers for personal enjoyment vs pest control, pollinator magnets, funzies, space fillers etc., these are bringing me SO MUCH JOY and I don’t know who needs to hear this but YOU DESERVE THE CULTIVATION OF YOUR OWN JOY IN ANY SEASON OF LIFE. (Not as an escape from pain, suffering, grief, etc, but as a complement to. Each of us deserve to feel the full spectrum of emotion 🙏💓) 🌸🌻🌺🌷🌼💐🌸🌻🌺🌷🌼 #nofilter #flowersofinstagram #naturewisdom #joyspotting #selfcare #nofilter #dahlia tubers courtesy of @northerly.flora (at Minneapolis, Minnesota) https://www.instagram.com/p/CD_q4K5HM8N/?igshid=10cq582z767g5

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Joyspotting / hope hunting. Thank you to everyone who has reached out to me personally or who continues to reach out to those in our community who may be physically or emotionally isolated. As @ericmayson mentioned in the caption of one of his corona virus songs this week, it should be distance socializing not social distancing. We may be physically removing ourselves from possible exposure for the health of ourselves and our communities AND now is the time to keep finding the joy, gratitude and dream a big future where we can connect in different and inspiring ways that still bring ease and comfort given what we may be facing the next several months. For those working the multiple kinds of front lines - health care workers, shelters, delivery people, food stores and restaurants, caregivers, delivery of distance learning, and fundraising to keep our beloved small businesses and entrepreneurs up and running - thank you for your service and continued spirit of hope. Let’s keep on with these small acts of kindness and support how and when we are able to. Y’all are incredible humans - love and well wishes for your safety and wellbeing 💓💓💓 (at Minneapolis, Minnesota) https://www.instagram.com/p/B-Ey8k1HCfS/?igshid=879k1gdgldb0

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“For One Who Is Exhausted” by John O’Donohue https://www.instagram.com/p/B93-MYuno8Q/?igshid=sjj43npd03hc

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I am a sacred space. I too can be protected, honored, and loved like the sacred spaces still left on this planet. I call on my own spirit to guide me through these coming days, weeks, and months. With the grounding and support of my sense of purpose, support systems of people, and self care practices I arrive each day with the intention to focus on my breath, and the next best thing I can do for all of us. Wishing you all moments of peace, small joys, and gratitude scattered throughout your days. Be safe, and honor your own sacredness 🙏💓 https://www.instagram.com/p/B9y3IC2Hl3D/?igshid=15coed5771n6c

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I am excited to share that for part of my coursework this semester, I will be co-facilitating a Group Health Coaching offering at the Whittier Clinic with Hennepin Healthcare. For more information, see #linkinbio https://www.instagram.com/p/B8sCYc4nf_e/?igshid=45pz4au77wx4

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The shadow self 👣 shows up at unexpected times, though if I pay close enough attention 👁 it usually involves a trigger, a hidden emotion, a buried trauma, an ambiguous loss, a belief that does not serve me, or an act I made outside of my values. 🤷🏻‍♀️ What do I do to let my shadow be me too? Instead of pop up and hijack my game of life? 👩‍❤️‍💋‍👩 I send loving kindness to all of me, including my shadow. 🍵 I invite it to tea and let it speak its truth. 🤝 I hold its hand and empathize. Because we all have a shadow and it serves a purpose and it will always be a part of me to integrate. 🕸 I weave a web of nourishment and self awareness for it to rest in and become friendly. 🌤 I reconnect with nature and source to remind myself how far I’ve come and how much shadow I’ve let surface and incorporated into my self healing already. 😌 I smile and recognize it’s not how much I DO 💪🗣🏅👩‍💻📚 but it’s how much I’m able to FEEL 🤗😝😭😤😓😦🙃 and let my perception shift and reframe to serve me instead of keep me in servitude 🙏 👣 So while my shadow may be big and daunting at times, I see a strong, grounded woman too who is using her resources and will to work in both the shadow and the light. 🖤🤍 It gives me peace of mind and heart, even in tumultuous, painful times. ✌️🤟 (at Porcupine Mountains Wilderness State Park) https://www.instagram.com/p/B8UiT6znYwv/?igshid=14eda1wyh6lbi

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the lake effect 🌀 everything moves slower here, even when the wind whips 🤚 like someone held their hand to my chest to physically slow me down 🧏🏻‍♀️ the lake whispers something and I quiet myself for a long time to hear her secret 🧣 even the bundling has a lengthy pull to it, as I know I have all day to play and rest and everything in between 🍳 breakfast is made in the same speed, though I sense it may nourish me longer as I take my time today 🌊 letting the lake effect affect me 🌀 (at Porcupine Mountains Wilderness State Park - the Porkies) https://www.instagram.com/p/B8RoUC7l6Pw/?igshid=m6pwcrhofs96

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Affirmations for a time that is perceived to be "busy": I know my own worth. I recognize what I am capable of. I surrender to my need to restore. I forgive myself for forgetting to nourish. I lean into opportunities to connect when it feels right. I release what I cannot control. I acknowledge that I am doing my best - no more, no less. I welcome opportunities to notice beauty and gratitude throughout the day. I listen to and move my body daily. I open my jaw when I notice tension. I ground my feet when I feel my thoughts take me away. I connect on the heart level when I am triggered. and as my astrologer @accessible_astrology would suggest: I am ready and open to change. https://www.instagram.com/p/B8KacK8H5b7/?igshid=dyjuiwmpfvss

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New Years gratitude and newsletter #2 for Harvest Health and Wellbeing 🙏🌱✨ a safe and happy start of the new decade to you all, and celebrate your nonlinear growth outside of the bounds of time as well 💓🕯✌️ {photo by Illuminate Boudoir) http://bit.ly/2MJNUKu

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My support and grounding looks like... #2cats1lap #theadventuresofmilesandfitz https://www.instagram.com/p/B5gu60eFGBF/?igshid=19g9viwdpyshg

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A Thanksgiving Message from Seven Amazing Native Americans

Listen up, amplify, take action!

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raison d'être : reason for being . . notice how this french phrase does not translate to "reason for doing." . . in this season which often brings up loss, grief, turbulence, and shakes things to the surface, our raison d'être may become illuminated. . . in this illumination, we may recognize alignment in how our doing lines up with our being. we may also recognize where there is indeed some misalignment. . . is it here where I make a metaphor for health coaching as a chiropractor for soul alignment? take it or leave it, but for the moment this metaphor brings up important questions for me. . . for me, when I get to do my soul's work, I am connected with my raison d'être. I also connect when I take a mindful moment to breathe, when I witness a sunset, when I put my hands in the dirt, when I cuddle my cats, when I taste the first bite of a delightful meal, when I move my body in my community, when I hold my hands to my heart and my gut. . . what is illuminated for you today? how does that connect with your reason for being? how can you return to your purpose, your inner knowing, your brave spirit? in what ways are you honoring your time and space on this planet? . . #selfreflection #harvesthealthandwellbeing photo by @illuminateboudoir (at Minneapolis, Minnesota) https://www.instagram.com/p/B5ItIbzl41T/?igshid=1p714oi5002hz

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Hey world, it’s your local integrative Health Coach opening for business! You may recall I put a halt to my plans this fall to begin online coaching as I became enrolled in a business class that would help me put all my sh** together. The class has been super helpful - I’ve found creative momentum and a clarifying of my dreams; I have a vision for my work I want to do in our community. However, when you couple that with continuing to work full time, my time available (and therefore scope) has gotta be small for now. AND I will not let this limit me and my experience! I want to coach and I want to start sooner rather than later. Rip the bandaid off and get to it. Let go of my perfectionistic tendencies and just begin with the work first, and let the pieces of the business fall into place as my work and the community’s needs evolve and grow. So I’m doing this!! Now taking phone/online coaching clients on Saturday mornings (though am open to figuring out a week day evening that could work for folx). Check it out - I’m at harvesthealthandwellbeing.com Thank you as always for your support, good vibes, and well wishes for me as I do my soul’s work. I’m humbled to begin this journey! Photo by @illuminateboudoir ✨ (at Minneapolis, Minnesota) https://www.instagram.com/p/B5CPHn5FXr5/?igshid=x7wnk9sydwco

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Grateful for a last meeting of the wellbeing leadership retreat series. I’m humbled to have been a part of the first cohort and to have shared space, ideas and inspiration with so many in the health sciences at the UMN. #ittakesavillage #everylittlebit #organizationalwellbeing (at Charlson Meadows Renewal Center) https://www.instagram.com/p/B4yL4WbFEKL/?igshid=1ghyupin1hgdv

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Last #tinyharvest of the year ft plant allies rosemary, thyme, sage, and lavender. Also there’s something beautiful about our seedling shelves used in the winter and spring becoming drying racks in the fall. Full circle life, growth, preservation and reincorporation. Time to give thanks for the nourishing and joyful moments this growing season has given me. Good god I love #plantwisdom 🥰👩🏻‍🌾🌱🍂 #everylittlebit #herbalwisdom (at Minneapolis, Minnesota) https://www.instagram.com/p/B4p1y8flt_R/?igshid=1eriajpp7281