Hi Cissy, I don't think I've ever commented on your posts before but wanted to express my support. You're an inspiration!! The program also sounds incredible, have fun! Are there any plans to expand The Commons to other locations in the future? 👀
been such a pleasure following your journey right from when you decided to take a sabbatical to now! Constantly learning through your thoughts and explorations
I love everything about this and how lovingly you hold space for the sharing of ideas, yearnings, and dreams. excited for you and the next steps of your journey!!
thanks, Kelly 🫶🏼 !! appreciate the framing around lovingly holding space – that's exactly how it's felt, untethering from the outcome and investing energy into the unfolding :)
Sorry if I comment twice, I think I may have moved off the page before the comment posted. Well done Cissy, I have a friend who enrolled in that program and I hope you love it. Your revelations and growth are wonderful and inspiring.
thanks for your support along the way, Ray – means a lot! 🙏🏼 so psyched to weave much of what I’m grappling with at school into our Commons experience :)
it’s been fun to see how much I continue to learn about myself, month after month – a continual unfolding
What a cool, unique path incorporating positive psychology and the technological frontier. Do you have kind a reading list for people with similar interests? Sounds like Seligman’s book might be a good starting place.
So excited for you. This combo of academic and real world application is going to lead to amazing things.
thanks, Paul :) excited to see how this journey all unfolds!
So excited for this chapter Cissy!!
thanks, Nicole 💗 appreciate you!!
Hi Cissy, I don't think I've ever commented on your posts before but wanted to express my support. You're an inspiration!! The program also sounds incredible, have fun! Are there any plans to expand The Commons to other locations in the future? 👀
thank you, Jen – lovely to hear from you! that's so kind 🥰 yes! our intention is to expand either in SF or to other cities over time :)
How exciting, it'd be amazing to have something like that in my city someday. I look forward to following your journey! 🙂
been such a pleasure following your journey right from when you decided to take a sabbatical to now! Constantly learning through your thoughts and explorations
thanks, Asra – what a journey it's been! thanks for your support & for following along 🤗
I love everything about this and how lovingly you hold space for the sharing of ideas, yearnings, and dreams. excited for you and the next steps of your journey!!
thanks, Kelly 🫶🏼 !! appreciate the framing around lovingly holding space – that's exactly how it's felt, untethering from the outcome and investing energy into the unfolding :)
Congrats on this amazing new chapter! Excited to see where this journey will take you next.
thanks, Diana! appreciate your support :)
Sorry if I comment twice, I think I may have moved off the page before the comment posted. Well done Cissy, I have a friend who enrolled in that program and I hope you love it. Your revelations and growth are wonderful and inspiring.
appreciate your support, Donna ❤️
Well done Cissy! One of my friends started that same program, I hope you love it.
what's your friend's name? it's a small cohort :)
Thanks for writing, Cissy. Really appreciate it :)
thanks for following along, Qi – glad to have you here :)
You are one of the first people I subscribed to when I started Substack.
It was so helpful to read about someone else that was doing a sabbatical.
Thank you for openly sharing your journey!
I’m so excited about all these new things!
so grateful to be in community with writers like you, Mika – thanks for your support along the way🙏🏼
This is great, congrats! Super exciting to be marrying the studying of theory at Penn with actualizing it at the Commons.
Also loved your "I learned that morning stillness is precious to me" paragraph where you summarize the inner work you've done on your sabbatical.
thanks for your support along the way, Ray – means a lot! 🙏🏼 so psyched to weave much of what I’m grappling with at school into our Commons experience :)
it’s been fun to see how much I continue to learn about myself, month after month – a continual unfolding
Congrats. I’m from Philly and grew up attending lectures, events and basketball games at Penn. It’s a great city and school :)
that’s amazing, what a cool way to learn as a kid :)
I haven’t spent much time in Philly until recently and I’m in awe of how much of the history of our nation emerged from the city!
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What a cool, unique path incorporating positive psychology and the technological frontier. Do you have kind a reading list for people with similar interests? Sounds like Seligman’s book might be a good starting place.
thanks, Coleman :) that's a great idea!
I'll share a reading list in an upcoming essay – of Seligman's books, I'd start with Flourish, The Hope Circuit, and Learned Optimism
Congrats Cissy! Excited for your next chapter
thanks, Vinamrata – appreciate you 💗