18/11/2025
It's Tuesday and as promised here is the 2nd in my Quiet Truths of Love series. 💕
A small moment of reflection for anyone moving through the season with a full heart, a tired heart, or a quietly confused one.
This week is about your values.
Not the day-to-day preferences, but the deeper truths that sit at the centre of who you are.
Most of us can remember the first time we were asked to go against those truths.
Sometimes we don’t even understand the meaning of it until much later.
For me, it happened when I was thirteen, standing in a church being pushed through rituals I didn’t believe in, saying words that weren’t mine.
That moment taught me how it feels to be pulled away from myself.
When someone expects you to keep reshaping your inner truths for their comfort, it slowly creates confusion inside you.
It can pull you off your centre and teach you to question what you know is right for you.
Healthy relationships don’t ask for that.
They don’t require ongoing compromise around the things that matter to your heart.
True alignment is when both people feel they can live honestly, with their needs, beliefs and boundaries respected.
And as we move toward the holiday season, this becomes even more important.
This is the time of year when we’re in closer conversation with family, traditions and old dynamics.
It can stir differences in how we celebrate, how much alcohol feels comfortable, what we spend on gifts, which gatherings we attend and how much of ourselves we feel we have to hide to keep the peace.
Reflecting on your values now helps you walk into the season with clarity, steadiness and a stronger sense of self.
You deserve to honour what feels right for you, not lose yourself in the expectations of others.
Lots of love
Angie x✨
Reflection:
Where have you adjusted your deeper values for someone else, and what would it look like to honour them more gently and consistently as the holiday season approaches? 🌿💭
