Revitalization

It isn’t lost on me that I am posting this on cusp of spring. The equinox has past, but the weather, at least in Minnesota, is just starting to catch up. Winter likes to hold on into spring, especially on such mild years as this. I used to write a blog called, “Not so Shiny Jules” the real observations of an ordinary human. I thought it clever, the little play on my name. It drove my mom crazy, “but you ARE shiny!” (Thanks mom). I stopped writing because somehow I convinced myself that writing was just a thing I did, not an essential part of my identity. I write to make sense of the world, to process, and to work out the most complex knots of humanity. Writing is not shiny, it is messy as I work a problem from all sides. It is the pencil lead smudge on the side of my hand (thanks left handedness), it is the garden dirt under my fingernails, it is the sweat on my brow after a trail run. Writing is a form of breathing for me.

I’m bringing it back.

With little structure.

With more light.

You’ll see, if you look back through the posts here, they are an attempt to be structured, and more “on brand” for Julie Brock Consulting than the musings of a human trying to make sense of it all. I prefer the latter. I’ve missed the latter, so I’m going to do the latter. I can’t guarantee that you will find anything of use here, but I can guarantee you will see me showing my work as I continually work at those knots.

I’m excited to get my hands dirty, my hair up into a messy bun, and dig back into humanity.

Latest loves:

Romantic Comedy by Curtis Sittenfield: fun rom com about a late night show writer and a guest who mirror for each other their greatest strengths and their glaring insecurities.

Cowboy Carter by Beyoncé. There is nothing to say.