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In Sweden, spring arrives with fire.
Each year on Valborg, bonfires blaze across hillsides and town squares — ancient rituals meant to chase away darkness, to clear space for new growth. It’s not just tradition. It’s a deep, bodily knowing: that the old must be offered up before the new can arrive.
And maybe you’ve felt it too. A quiet restlessness. The sense that what once carried you no longer fits. That the polished surfaces of leadership have started to crack. The clever talk. The performance of certainty. The unsustainable sprint toward results, metrics, and outcomes that don’t quite touch the core.
The fire is not destruction. It’s truth.
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This is your season to let go. To lead from somewhere real — not from muscle memory or protocol, but from presence. From trust. From courage. Not the kind that bites its lip and pushes through, but the kind that breathes deeper. That knows when to pause. That listens.
In Buddhist tradition, fire is a purifier. A revealer. It strips away illusion. It brings clarity, often uncomfortably so. But it leaves you with what’s essential: the part of you that cannot be undone.
Leadership is not meant to be sterile. You’re not here to manage your humanity out of the room. You’re here to bring it in.
Soft values aren’t soft. They’re revolutionary.
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Stillness isn’t passive — it’s precise.
Compassion isn’t sentimental — it’s strategic.
Joy isn’t naive — it’s your birthright, and your power.
And responsibility? It isn’t blame. It’s the freedom to choose how you show up — again and again. To own your words, your thoughts, your actions.
These are the values rooted in Buddhist practice — not as dogma, but as living, breathing capacities. The same ones you admire in the wisest leaders you’ve known. We don’t leave our insights on the meditation cushion — we carry them into our everyday lives. We weave them in. We embody our truth.
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If this resonates with you, I also write a personal email that weaves together Buddhist wisdom, meditation, dharma reflections, and news about upcoming events and offerings. It’s less polished than the blog — more like a candlelit note of inspiration and invitation. If you’d like to receive it, just visit my contact page and send a message with the word NEWSLETTER — and I’ll add you to the list by hand. As a welcome gift, you’ll receive a short excerpt from my eBook Triyana Meditation – Keys to Sustainable Transformation, titled Metta – Loving Kindness. Think of it as a gentle spark to begin with.
So, if you too feel the widening crackle beneath the surface — if something in you is ready to break free from the template you once were given and finally lead from the inside out — I’m here.
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You don’t need to wait for permission.
The old model won’t melt by itself. It burns. And something more alive rises in its place.
You’re not here to fit in.
You’re here to ignite.
With courage and clarity,
Here when you’re ready.
Lama Chimey
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