Make Room For Moving (On)

For the first time in six years, I have a new address. Six years is the second longest I've lived at any address besides my first childhood home in Texas.

But this move had more meaning than any move I've made. Even more than my move to NYC almost 14 years ago. Even though I only moved 0.3 miles, it was a significant move.

For 6 years, I was "the guy with a garden in the West Village of NYC." For 6 years I was "the guy with a Texas-sized BBQ and smoker in the West Village of NYC." My intro included "I mow my lawn on the weekends." My friends who are much wealthier than I am preferred to host events in my #NotSoSecretGarden over their roof decks and staffed homes.

My identity was tied up in my home. And when it was time to move, I had a hard time moving on.

My flex had been my apartment and its uniqueness.

Something material and external to me.

And while I will miss that apartment, the new place Maddie I found 0.3 miles away is even better. It is different, but it is better. And it is equally ours. More to come in this new place soon!

But in the move, I packed up so many things - six years' worth of things. Things that I thought I needed and things that I thought would be important for what lies ahead. But once we got to the new place, it was clear that some of these things no longer served me. In the new setting, things that days earlier had seemed obvious all of a sudden made no sense to keep.

How often do we hold on to things in one setting that we're convinced we need and then we move on to a new understanding or setting in the world and we find that the possessions we'd been holding onto no longer serve us?

I found out what I was holding onto physically. Now I wonder, what I am holding onto mentally, psychologically, and spiritually that no longer serves me?

New Logo!

Huge thanks to Brian B. for designing a new logo for our community! We've had the chance to work together a couple of times in the start-up world and I so appreciate his interpretation of what this community exists to do in this new logo. Now all I can think about is how good it will look on swag.

New Series On The Channel

My wife, Maddie Gentile, was kind enough to help me test out a new concept of live coaching for the YouTube channel. It is the first of five live coaching videos that I've recorded.

1. I hope you will take a moment to learn from my incredible wife and explore your own body's natural intelligence with her guiding thoughts.
2. I would love to record more of these kinds of thoughtful coaching videos in the future and will be looking for new guests - maybe it's you? Send me a note if you'd be open to some coaching live on the channel!

Quote I Can't Get Out Of My Head

If you bring forth what is within you, what you bring forth will save you. If you do not bring forth what is within you, what you do not bring forth will destroy you. - St. Thomas

✈️Trip I'm Pumped To Take 🇬🇧

I am headed to London tonight!

I lived in London in 2004. It was one of the more formative experiences of my life. It was what helped me know how much I loved big cities and eventually helped me understand that NYC was for me.

What do you know about London in 2023? Is there anyone I should try and meet? Any restaurant me and my team should get a reservation for? Any show I should make sure I see?

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