What if the worst thing that can happen is a good story?...
Monthly Love Letter for March 2024
When we notice the parts of ourselves that are different from others it can be uncomfortable and cause us to hide these parts away in the hope to simply fit in and be accepted. When we notice this discomfort it can provoke us to begin to make up stories in our minds in order to justify why we should go along with the crowd... denying our differences and attempting to convince ourselves that our instinctive differences need to be buried deep in order to not be found out. Our subconscious mind is just trying to keep us safe even though this inner conflict is hella confusing.
What if instead we approached and embraced these parts that make us different with a childlike innocence... inviting these parts that make us different be what navigates us towards the people, experiences and places that align to our hearts?
Perhaps this would offer ourselves the chance to shine brighter with confidence and acceptance... to rewrite the narrative that we have to try to fit in to feel safe... to realize that discomfort will exist still even if we acknowledge whether a situation, relationship or environment is aligned to us or not... and that we get to choose ourselves over making other people comfortable at our own expense. If one of our superhuman powers is to adapt, there still gets to be an important emphasis on not sacrificing our own sense of self.
I had an uncomfortable experience recently that left me super confused, drained, and noticing my judgment and misalignment. It reminded me that with each experience we have we each create and attach a unique story to it. And it made me wonder... How am I allowing myself to lose too much of myself inside of this story and circumstance?
It showed me that there is an opportunity here to think about the themes that have transpired for me over the few years where I have become more self-aware. What is this running thread that is connecting the hurts, the resolutions, the overwhelms, the triumphs, and the distractions that have weaved through my life? ... the people pleasing ... the urgency ... the fomo ... the feeling different ...
I realized how in these moments where I am triggered into experiencing these discomforts, that each time I experience them in different flavours that I am really experiencing these past stories again. But what becomes different each time is that I have acquired more wisdom, data, and alternative outcomes that remind me that I can rewrite myself from victim to victor and find a way to take my power back while taking responsibility for where and who I allow to access my energy.
When we rewrite these stories and narratives we can disrupt certain patterns, change our habits, our positions, and perspectives. Choosing to write and rewrite our own stories allows us to be active and willing participants with life, and when that happens we will begin to notice how life begins to respond differently... allowing more magic to happen and more synchronicities to unfold.
When you begin to notice the stories that do not serve you, can you give yourself…
🕳️The permission to follow the threads to a new narrative.
🕳️The permission to trust that behind every disruptive situation there is an invitation to respond differently.
🕳️The permission to trust that we get to listen to our unique instincts.
🕳️The permission to know where, who, and how we want to share our energy.
There’s an invitation that exists here within the in between to become more intune with how we’re writing the stories of our lives.
I am so grateful you are here with me!
Lots of love,
💕Lauren
JOURNAL PROMPTS
When things don’t go as planned, what story are you telling yourself?
What is one of your favorite stories from your life? Why do you enjoy it?
How might you re-write and transform a negative story into something more empowering?
How can you approach future experiences with more openness for how you attach yourself to certain roles?
What brings more joy to your life and brings out your best stories?
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