Tracy Downing-Executive Insights

01/05/2024

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Yes this is my word for 2024!

Each year as the year winds down I am grateful for how my word shows itself for the following year. It has been clear as early as October and as late as this year, January.

I noted in late December that I was blank and chose not to force it. As I sat with that blank feeling I got increasingly curious.

Afterall, 2023 was a year of deep grief for me. Yes, even with all my expertise & experience I found myself navigating the many sizes, shapes & colors of grief.

As I sat with this knowing & curiosity a couple of words came to mind, neither with really great conviction.

I woke up on Jan 1, eyes barely opened, cuddled up in my blankets and a rising heartbeat from a powerful YES of a whole new word!

As I went about my morning the powerful YES encountered some judgement! “That’s an audacious word of the year!”

It is BOLD and I am here for it.
I AM worthy of all the audacity!

I AM worthy of receiving
I AM worthy of experiencing
I AM worthy of being given to
I AM worthy of being presented with
I AM worthy & I receive

Do you have a word of the year? Let me know in the comments. 💜

12/27/2023

Maine friends.

🌲Popham Beach, one of our favorite sandy shores, is calling for a tree encore.🌲
Undecorated Christmas trees are needed to battle dune erosion. 🌊

Take a stance, and turn your tree into a chance! Deliver your tree(s) to Popham Beach daily through January, from 9 AM - sunset, to the drop-off spot near the West bath house, located on the right side of the parking lot. You will see signage as you enter the park. 🌅

Imagine your tree resting in the salty air. It's a symbol of love beyond compare. ❤️

------UPDATE-----
Last winter, the protective sand dunes along Popham Beach State Park were flattened by high water levels and large, erosive waves. The dunes are a front-line defense to protect adjacent upland pitch-pine habitat and park infrastructure. We're teaming up with the Maine Geological Survey for this pilot project using recycled Christmas trees to rebuild the dunes. 🎄

Why Christmas trees?
Undecorated Christmas trees are perfect for this purpose, as their multiple branches and needles quickly catch windblown sand and have been used successfully in many other coastal states to help rebuild eroded sand dunes. And Popham Beach, with its exposure to daily onshore and side-shore winds, is the perfect location to use trees to trap sand.

How does it work?
The Christmas trees will be placed in several rows along the upper portion of the beach to strategically trap windblown sand into multiple dune ridges. Over time, these ridges will stabilize further as dune grass regrows and expands, trapping even more sand. The pilot project, once permitted, will hopefully be constructed in February 2024.

🌊

12/23/2023

Broken hearts 💔

I SEE you!

Traditions, hopes, dreams & expectations.

Holidays, birthdays and anniversaries have a way of highlighting what is no longer, what never was, and what may never be.

Broken hearts

I SEE you!

I’ve met with many these last few weeks in preparation for the days ahead, to navigate through the season or to support others navigating this season. Each one seeking the “right” way to do it, the “right” things to say, the right way to…..

Each one discovered HOPE moving to a greater understanding of

🔺the limitations of bereavement vs grief
🔺myths and misconceptions of grief that perpetuate grief
🔺tools to navigate this season in ways they had not previously considered.

AND

🙏🏼from broken 💔 hearted to
hopeful 💜 hopehearted

Are you broken hearted? Share a 💔

Are you ready to discover HOPE, share a 💜

I SEE YOU!

12/21/2023

Today on winter solstice, it is the shift from shorter days and longer nights.

The hemisphere is shifting from one half being the furthest away from the sun.

It’s a seasonal change.

Change of any kind evokes a variation of emotions.

You are not broken, there’s nothing wrong with and its ok to be honest about your feelings.

An invitation from me, pause and place your right hand on your heart, what’s the first thought/feeling that comes to mind?

Share in the comments

12/20/2023

What is one thing that would make the holidays better for you?

12/11/2023

Finish the sentence that you have said or have heard said. If you are going to cry _____ !

12/04/2023

I was invited to pause in the midst of unrelenting circumstances to remember the joy can and does co-exist in and around the circumstances.

thank you for the timely gift & invitation.

07/04/2022

Happy 4th

Today I am celebrating the freedom I have discovered in 2022.

Feeling lighter, happier and available to be more innovative & creative.

Elevated energy

Increased motivation

How? By connecting my heart to my gut to my brain.

I have found freedom in the new ways I am aw to move my body pain free.

I have experienced increased financial freedom.

I am part of a community and feeling more connected.

I have supported many in finding freedom mentally, physically, emotionally and financially.

I LOVE the Mental Wellness Community and all it offers.

Today ALL products are 20% off. DM me for the link.

05/04/2022

Grief & Mother’s Day. Honoring women who have lost a child, made an adoption plan, who may have fertility struggles, who have chosen not to parent children and more.

Let’s be kind to women and honor those who grieve the loss and who are impacted by societal messages.

Be present.

04/27/2022

Blood sugar balancing and anti inflammatory? Yes. Please!