personal-growth – Soul Geography

The End of Self-Improvement Was Only the Beginning

March 18, 2026March 18, 2026 Cindy Appleby

No more crawling through the desert: the practice of self-compassion You do not have to be good.You do not have to walk on your kneesfor a hundred miles through the desert repenting.You only have to let the soft animal of your bodylove what it loves.(from Wild Geese by Mary Oliver) I have spent many years… Continue reading The End of Self-Improvement Was Only the Beginning

The End of Self-Improvement

February 17, 2026 Cindy Appleby

From Fixing to Listening — Five Practices for Reconnecting with Your Inner Wisdom Are you ready to leave self-improvement behind? I know I am, and not because I’ve given up, but because I’m tired of living life as a perpetual project. Which may be a strange statement to come from a life coach, but I… Continue reading The End of Self-Improvement