Insight & Stillness – Page 2 – Coaching Confidence

Beyond Words: Touching the Essence

30 October 2025 by Jen Waller

Against a black background, a burst of coloured powder — pink, orange, yellow, blue — explodes outward, vibrant and full of movement. Above it, in white text, is the quote: “It's all the unwordable things one wants to write about, just as it's all the unformable things one wants to paint — essence.” (Emily Carr) The image captures the energy of creative expression and the beauty of what can’t be put into words.

Some things can’t be explained, they can only be felt. Essence often lives in the pause before understanding, quietly shaping what we create.
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In a Hurry, Go Slowly

28 October 2025 by Jen Waller

An illustrated turtle wearing roller skates glides along a sunlit beach with the sea and sky in the background. Above it, in black text, is the quote: “I am in a hurry; therefore, I go slowly.” (Latin American proverb) The image playfully conveys the idea of calm, deliberate progress even when speed is available.

Hurrying rarely helps us get there faster. When we slow down, we move with steadiness — and often, that’s when progress truly begins.
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Realising Sensations

27 October 2025 by Jen Waller

An impressionist-style landscape painting in soft blues, greens, and yellows depicts a mountain and surrounding countryside. Overlaid in white text is the quote: “Painting from nature is not copying the object, it is realizing sensations.” (Paul Cézanne) The image conveys a sense of texture, depth, and living presence — a visual expression of perceiving through feeling rather than imitation.

Cézanne said, “Painting from nature is not copying the object, it is realizing sensations.” When we live from that same space, life itself becomes art.
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The Infinite Riches of Now

26 October 2025 by Jen Waller

An hourglass stands against a golden sunset sky, the sand flowing steadily from top to bottom. Above it, in black text, is the quote: “The present moment holds infinite riches beyond your wildest dreams.” (Jean Pierre de Caussade) The image evokes stillness, time, and the quiet abundance of the present moment.

When the mind stops racing toward what’s next, the ordinary becomes extraordinary. The present moment holds more than we often dare to see.
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Time, Memory, and the Quiet of Now

23 October 2025 by Jen Waller

We spend so much time replaying the past or imagining the future that we forget to feel what’s here now. Presence doesn’t pause time — it lets us meet it.
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The Beauty of Beginnings

22 October 2025 by Jen Waller

Soft pastel light falls on delicate crocus flowers emerging through the snow. Above the image is the quote: “In every phenomenon the beginning remains always the most notable moment.” (Thomas Carlyle) The image captures the freshness, fragility, and quiet beauty of beginnings.

Beginnings don’t always look dramatic — sometimes they arrive as a quiet “oh, I see” that changes everything.
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The Wisdom in Flow

17 October 2025 by Jen Waller

The image shows the word “REST” written in sand near the edge of the sea, with gentle waves approaching. Above it is the quote: “Rest and motion, unrelieved and unchecked, are equally destructive.” (Benjamin N. Cardozo) The image evokes balance, rhythm, and the calming wisdom of flow.

When we stop glorifying stillness or constant motion, we rediscover the wisdom in flow — the rhythm of rest and renewal.
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Remembering the Simplicity Beneath Thought

16 October 202515 October 2025 by Jen Waller

Image of two children playing outdoors at sunset. One child is mid-jump, arms outstretched, while the other stands nearby in silhouette against a golden sky. The mood feels joyful and free. Centered white text reads: "We get into the habit of living before acquiring the habit of thinking." (Albert Camus)

Life felt simple before we started thinking about it — yet that simplicity is still available when we notice thought at work.
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