--- title: Embracing the Messy...with Dee - March 2024 description: At L3 Catalyst Group, we believe in the transformational power of learning and leadership toward liberation. 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I’m in week four of a bad cold and am just starting to feel human again. How do you care for your mind when your body is sick? I've learned the hard way this time. Too often, I was saying things like this to myself: “I NEED to…" "I HAVE to…" "I SHOULD…" All while needing to just lie on the couch in the sun and heal. I'm seeing with new eyes the ways we have internalized toxic, always-working culture that is so demanding, as evidenced when we are ill. Why is it so hard to rest?  I'm practicing... Gratitude for people in my life who are patient with me when I make mistakes and cancel or reschedule meetings.  Precious daily meditation; it was too easy to skip that while sick…ironically. Resting for a bit, just for the sake of rest, not to rest and get up and work myself into the ground. Reading for joy and enjoyment.  Community experienced in-real-life, virtually, and even via social media. These Instagram posts encourage me. I hope they encourage you as well, even if you aren’t sick.  Body Love: *via @healthyphit* [![031324_Image 1](https://l3catalystgroup.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Blogs/031324_Image%201.png?width=301&height=267&name=031324_Image%201.png)](https://www.instagram.com/p/CrA51whtaJ0/) Rest is Resistance:  *via @thenapministry* [![031324_Image 2](https://l3catalystgroup.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Blogs/031324_Image%202.png?width=300&height=265&name=031324_Image%202.png)](https://www.instagram.com/p/C4QeKN9u1Gx/) Truthtelling: *via @carolinejsumlin* [![031324_Image 3](https://l3catalystgroup.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Blogs/031324_Image%203.png?width=301&height=276&name=031324_Image%203.png)](https://www.instagram.com/p/CtbqlWNgIka/?img_index=1) ![upcoming events header-1](https://l3catalystgroup.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Blogs/Embracing%20the%20Messy/upcoming%20events%20header-1.png?width=1800&height=200&name=upcoming%20events%20header-1.png) **Register today for upcoming events in 2024.** Want to keep up to date on all upcoming events as they are posted? Check out our new [events page](https://l3catalystgroup.com/events)!   **Monthly Equity Leadership Conversations** ***[Register today for one or all of our monthly Equity Leadership Conversations.](https://l3catalystgroup.com/equity-leadership-conversations) ***Our free virtual events are designed to build community, share ideas, grapple together, and converse about leadership, learning, and liberation themes. ![Monthly Conversations Promo](https://l3catalystgroup.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Blogs/Embracing%20the%20Messy/Monthly%20Conversations%20Promo.png?width=434&height=364&name=Monthly%20Conversations%20Promo.png)   [****Applying** Brave vs Safe Spaces: What are they, and how can we build them intentionally?**](https://l3catalystgroup.com/equity-leadership-conversations)  March 13 at 9 PST / 12 EST   [**Difficult Conversations - Why are they so hard? What can we do about it?**](https://l3catalystgroup.com/equity-leadership-conversations) April 17 at 10 PST / 1 EST   **[**Applying Intersectionality: Isn't it simply the presence of difference?**](https://l3catalystgroup.com/equity-leadership-conversations)**May 16 at 9 PST / 12 EST   **[Experiential Learning Cycle: How do adults learn best, and how can we apply that at our organization?](https://l3catalystgroup.com/equity-leadership-conversations)** Facilitated with Bela Bhasin. June 9 at 9 PST / 12 EST    **Developing Liberatory Leadership & Teams** **Register for free webinars: [Developing Liberatory Leadership & Teams](https://l3catalystgroup.com/developingliberatoryleadership)**   *![Cohort Promo](https://l3catalystgroup.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Blogs/Embracing%20the%20Messy/Cohort%20Promo.png?width=361&height=303&name=Cohort%20Promo.png)*Do you want to grow your capacity to build and maintain an equitable and inclusive organizational culture?  Bela Bhasin (she/her) and/or Deanna Rolffs (they/them) are offering a FREE three-part webinar series on the following topics.    [Webinar #1. Leading for Equity in Complex Systems: How do we recognize and navigate the inherent tensions, contradictions, & uncertainty in leading for equity in complex systems?](https://l3catalystgroup.com/liberatory_leadership) April 18 from 10-11 PST / 1-2 EST [Webinar #2. Engaging Relationally to Work for Equity: How do we work and be in relationship differently?](https://l3catalystgroup.com/liberatory_leadership) May 23 from 10-11 PST / 1-2 EST [Webinar #3. Designing Towards Liberation: How do we design human spaces differently?](https://l3catalystgroup.com/liberatory_leadership) June 12 from 10-11 PST / 1-2 EST   I'm sending you good energy for the day. Together we catalyze a brave, bold, and liberatory future. Dee ###### Tags: [Embracing the Messy with Dee](https://l3catalystgroup.com/blog/tag/embracing-the-messy-with-dee) ![Dee (Deanna) Rolffs (they/them)](https://l3catalystgroup.com/hs-fs/hubfs/FG0A6703.jpg?width=50&height=50&name=FG0A6703.jpg) Post by [Dee (Deanna) Rolffs (they/them)](https://l3catalystgroup.com/blog/author/dee-rolffs) March 13, 2024 Dee (Deanna) Rolffs (they/them), Owner & Principal Consultant at L3 Catalyst Group, is a coach, strategist, facilitator, and change agent applying the Process Consulting approach with anti-oppression and liberatory frameworks. Specializing in crisis and change leadership, they support brave and badass leaders and teams illuminate underlying issues, infuse learning, envision a just future, and walk a transformational path forward. Dee is committed to equitable systemic outcomes, healthy humans, and thriving teams. Dee serves on the board of their local Pride Center, is messily learning to practice meditation, and is always up for truth telling about oppression and living life in liberatory joy. 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