Feliz Día
de los Niños!!!!
Happy Kids day! I love that there’s a whole day here in Mexico that is set aside to remind us of how much kids matter. Not just for who they might become, but for who they are right now. Their curiosity, their honesty, their creativity, the way they move through the world with openness and care…there’s so much to learn from them.
It feels like such a gift to get to create spaces where kids can explore who they are and what kind of impact they can have. Some of my very favorite moments of the cleanups have been watching the kids show up and want to keep coming back, no hesitation to clean or engage in the activities and I keep coming back to how powerful it is when we invite kids to feel part of something that matters.
This weekend, we have another beach cleanup and are collaborating with HUMI, a local taekwondo school. It’s been so fun to see how each new collaborations have been bringing a new energy, a new group of people, and new ways to care together. I’m realizing more and more how just having the space to invite others into is one of the greatest gifts the cleanups hold.
Today also marked our fourth Cowork Miércoles! A full month of showing up, working side by side, and creating a little rhythm together. It’s really so simple but it’s become something I look forward to each week. I think what’s stirring in me is the realization of how alone I’ve felt in work over the last couple years. Not in a dramatic or even super conscious way just in the day-to-day way that things slowly shift. You get used to doing things on your own. You stop expecting people to show up in it with you. And then suddenly, you're reminded what it feels like to be surrounded by others again and you realize how much you missed it.
Even when it might be easier to not be interrupted, I’m starting to see how putting ourselves in a position to be interrupted opens us up to more possibilities and sometimes even better work. Like, yeah, it’s 8:15pm and I’m writing this email later than I planned, because I spent a good part of the day listening and engaging and letting the rhythm be less about productivity and more about presence. But what’s pouring out of me now? It feels richer. More alive. Less like checking a box, more like being a person.
And one last note, I’ll be starting a new instagram page and a substack soon, where I’ll be sharing more reflections, behind-the-scenes stories, and the parts of this work that i’m not always sure where to share, especially around research, mental health, and the process of writing the book I’ve been carrying with me for a while now.
