A Crucial and Magnificent Moment
Artist: Michelle Morin
There comes a time when you recognize that you can no longer create your work based on standards set by other people.
This is a crucial and magnificent moment.
This is the moment when you see that to honor your pace means to honor yourself, to make yourself the priority.
I think this is by far one of the most exciting and impactful moments for me in my coaching practice. When I witness a woman who has finally glimpsed what it means to live in alignment with who she is.
This self-honoring choice arrives in a much slower and more intimate way than expected.
We tend to push towards outer achievements and can undervalue more personal wins as they happen. There are so many beautiful nuanced successes as we build and work towards what we want. Yet, we can tend to dismiss them for ourselves when they are not validated by others.
I’m not really not successful until I… [fill in the negative thought]. I won’t really be happy until I… [choose your favorite self-defeating belief].
But true success is measured from inside. It is a moment of fulfillment that comes when you have the full-body sense of joy and clarity that lifts your soul. It’s when you feel a whole new part of yourself has come into Being. And you can see yourself in your authenticity.
Unique. Self-expressed. Daring to be YOU.
It’s crucial to celebrate the small wins that nobody else notices. This builds an inner identification with what is actually moving you towards real fulfillment!
Ultimately, there is no finish line or report card at the end of life. Goals and how we get there are too personal to measure against the standards of others.
And yet this is where I see many empaths hold themselves back from fully implementing their soul-led vision.
Who they are is highly unique. What they do doesn’t look like what other people are doing. They wonder, “Is it good enough?, am I good enough to follow through on this?!”
We are always going to be our own worst critic. When we can accept that, we can begin to practice being our own best advocate. No outer validation will hold a candle to the vulnerable moments of self-acceptance we will experience.
What matters in the end is how you value yourself. Cherish the relationships in your life that celebrate who you are. Practice the art of loving yourself. Love those who love you. And pray for the rest.
You are the author of your life. The journey is remembering who you are and the unique perspective you have to share.
All you need is the courage to be you.
Create what you love and share it. Make it count by showing up for yourself wholeheartedly.
And remember, when you truly honor yourself there can be no such thing as failure.
In Honor of YOU,
Andrea