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Audit & Ask: MAY

Audit & Ask: MAY

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Jacki Carr
May 01, 2025
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Audit & Ask: MAY
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Every month I check in - in my body, on my to-do lists, my habits, and my goals. I audit the last month in moments and learnings and celebrations and then I make requests of myself for the month ahead. Writing it down matters. I invite you to try out the practice, creating consistencies in our day and our months has been a necessity for me right now.

Here is my Audit & Ask for the past month of April to May:

AUDIT
Take a moment to close your eyes and see all that was April. Meetings, moments, people, health, work, commitments, failures, feelings, celebrations and all the learnings.

In one word, how was April?
___________________________

Emotional.

What are two learnings you experienced from April?

  1. In a society that thinks its thrives on burnout and overriding gut instincts, I am still learning how to listen to my intuition. I keep thinking it will all just click into place one serendipitous day, but that is not how it works (for me). The micro-moments where I listen and continue to build trust are where it happens. And it is a slow burn.

  2. The matriarchy is already here. And that is blowing my mind.

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