What if you trusted your own wisdom over others' expectations?

Monthly Love Letter for March 2025

Apr 02, 2025

We all have our own agendas, our own scripts. This observation has had me thinking about our world of prewritten expectations… Have we lost the art of truly being present? Have we forgotten how easy it can be to simply show up with curiosity… without the pressure to fit into someone else’s imaginary boxes or fulfill beliefs that were never truly ours to begin with?

Lately, I’ve been deep in this practice of observing rather than absorbing. The more I sync up with my own mind-body-heart-intuition connection (this inner language I’ve developed with time and practice) the more natural it feels to let my own wisdom guide my actions. Not responding in a way that meets an unspoken expectation, but instead allowing my truth to lead. And yet, I see how this can create discomfort for others… perhaps because I’m not ticking the boxes they were hoping to check.

This past month has reminded me, in so many ways, that presence is always an invitation. Any thought about how I should show up in the future, or any rumination on the mishaps, missteps, or missed moments of the past, is simply another doorway back to now.

As I continue redefining my relationship with myself… learning who I am, how I respond, how I show up, and how I dismantle the invisible structures of expectation… I hold deep gratitude. Gratitude for the past versions of me that showed up differently, gratitude for all the moments that have been, the moments unfolding now, and the moments yet to come… where I get to return, again and again, to presence.

Perhaps this is an invitation where you can give yourself the permission to come back to presence too…

🕳️ I give myself permission to release the need to meet unspoken expectations and simply be.

🕳️ I give myself permission to trust my inner wisdom and let it guide me, even when it feels unfamiliar to others.

🕳️ I give myself permission to honour the present moment, knowing that I do not need to fix the past or predict the future to be whole.

🕳️ I give myself permission to observe without absorbing… to witness the world around me without losing myself in it.

🕳️ I give myself permission to embrace the discomfort of breaking old patterns, knowing that my truth is always enough.

Let this love letter be your invitation to remember who you are and what is possible for you.

Lots of love,

💕Lauren

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JOURNAL PROMPTS

What does being fully present feel like in my body, mind, heart, intuition?
Where in my life am I still trying to fit into someone else’s expectations? How would it feel to release that pressure?
What unspoken rules have I been following that no longer align with my truth?
How can I practice observing rather than absorbing in my daily interactions?
What is one small way I can give myself permission to show up differently this week?