19/02/2025
A NEW CHAPTER- This picture may seem like just an everyday Instagram photo; but to me this is fu***ng massiveā¦.
I posted this picture to my stories this morning just because I wanted to share the feeling of joy I was experiencing, but I also wanted to capture this moment because it was one of the first moments in my life I can truly say that I am self caring and putting my oxygen mask on first (I know I talk to you guys about this all the time but it really is a behaviour you have to learn!)
I have lived my life until more recently than I would like to admit without strong boundaries, always putting everyone elseās needs before my own to the point of burnout and losing myself in the process.
Always worrying about what people with think of me, people pleasing, letting people step over my boundaries in disrespectful ways. I didnāt know any better because, especially as a woman, I was taught to put everyone elseās needs before my own.
But this is not devotion and caring. This is life lead by fear. Fear of abandonment, of failing other peopleās expectations of you, of being too loud, strong, or too much by using our voices.
The last 12 months have been some of the most painful, but also incredibly beautiful, of my life. I will share parts of this when I am ready. When you start to show up as your authentic self, people will either revel in you, or step away. That can be so painful. But living an inauthentic life is ten times more painful.
So for me, a simple photo. A signifier of growth. Of alignment with myself. Of holding space for love, light and peace whilst I serve others from a place of abundance. An overflowing cup I can spill into others who need it ā„ļøā„ļø
