My company — Thriving Now — might as well be called Me, Myself & I, Incorporated. I file the taxes. I choose the direction. I decide whether to launch something… or scrap it. There’s no board. No boss. No partner.
And for a moment, that might sound idyllic. Freeing, even.
Until you realize: if you’re like me — someone whose nature is to co-create — being the “only one” isn’t empowering. It’s… crushing.
Like trying to go for a horseback ride… without a horse.
Co-creators don’t thrive in isolation. We thrive in response. In relationship. In the dance between our hard work and the unseen energy that stirs us to explore, engage, and offer our gifts to the world.
Even when I’m physically alone, I’ve never created anything meaningful without something else being part of it.
Some people call it The Muse — a soft breath of mystery beside me while I write or speak.
Sometimes it’s inspiration — the spark that arrives when I listen like the world is talking back.
Sometimes, it’s a friend or client — and in that shared presence, something starts to emerge… something that says: “This is worth it!”
And to be real, vulnerable, and some-would-say-weird with y’all, every single day it’s my Circle of Spirit Buddies — the energetic and engaged Beings who are WITH me and FOR me Always and All Ways.
They give me easier access — into asking questions, hearing responses, filtering and choosing. Exploring. Being in co-creation together.
I start my day every morning every day with them, before the house wakes up. They know who I am. What matters to me. What I long for. They show up. And I show up. (That last part is essential. My willingness to show up makes it Experiential rather than theoretical.)
Whatever you call it — Spirit, Genius, Source, Muse, Nature, God — this is not a metaphor. There is a presence of consciousness we can choose to relate to!
And because humans are built for relationship — not just with people, but with ideas, energy, purpose — we can open to it.
We can cultivate real, living relationships with the very Source that loves to co-create WITH us.
Because this ride…? It was never meant to be solo.
Co-creators aren’t meant to do it all alone. We connect.
Sometimes we’re the channel.
Sometimes the bridge.
Sometimes the lead singer…
Sometimes in the backup band.
The ancients knew this.
And I remember the moment I stopped trying to do it all alone.
I felt throughout my body this guidance: I’m not meant to.
I could co-create the experience of healing.
Of being held.
Of being acknowledged, respected… and seen.
That’s something I think our modern culture forgets.
We talk a lot about personal growth — but for me? It’s intimate growth. Relational growth. Energetic partnership.
I bring my presence. My willingness. And I’m met. I’m responded to.
There is a profound availability of co-creative energy in this universe. Artists, poets, dreamers… they’ve always known this.
Our hearts are designed for it — to influence and be influenced. To exchange. To create with.
To co-create.
Creation isn’t solo work. It’s relational. It’s the way we stay in conversation with life.
And knowing that I’m not really alone — that my work is always with consciousness — it changes how I work.
I don’t force what’s next. In fact… I can’t.
I pause. I listen. I ask. I show up for my side of the partnership.
And instead of asking, *“What’s next on the to-do list?” *I ask, “What’s next for US?”
Let’s get back into relationship —with what matters, with your unique heartistry, and with the parts of you that already know how to co-create a thriving life.
And… If you’ve felt painfully lonely in your work — like it’s just not flowing — maybe what’s missing is that invitation:
Who would enjoy working with me today? And what’s next for us?
Emotional Resonance: 9.5/10
Conceptual Depth: 9/10
Impact Potential for Thriving-Oriented People: 9.5/10
Linger in eye contact with someone you trust.