I had a beautiful blog written and ready to send today. It was lovely, like so many of the other blogs I write to you. But it just didn’t feel right. It didn’t feel like what I wanted to share right now.
Because the truth is… this year has been hard.
I keep hearing it from clients, from friends, and I’ve been feeling it too.
Maybe it’s the energy of the Snake in the Chinese horoscope, maybe it’s the shedding of old skins and all the changes that brings. I don’t know. What I do know is, it’s been hard for me too.
So I want to ask you:
Where do you go when it’s hard?
Where do you go when everything is shifting and nothing feels steady?
Where do you go when life isn’t flowing the way you hoped?
In the past, I know I abandoned myself in those moments. I checked out. I left parts of myself behind.
And I’ve had to learn, sometimes, most times the hard way, that the only way through is to stay. To be there for myself, especially in the messiness. For the parts of me that are scared. For the memories that rise up. For the times I don’t feel safe. For the changes that don’t feel comfortable.
So now I ask: what does it mean for you to not abandon yourself? Here are a few prompts if you choose to make time to reflect.
Journaling Prompts
- When life feels hard, where do I tend to abandon myself?
- What does being there for myself look like right now?
- Where in my life am I shedding old skin?
- What small thing can I do today to remind myself I am safe and held?
Remember to be kind to yourself.
Slow down. Breathe.
Here is my hand, I am always here to walk alongside you through all the seasons of being a woman.
Love in presence,
Theoni
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