I deserve to SHINE

Happy New Moon in Leo, my friends! It is my experience that a Libra (me) and a Leo go together like peanut butter and jelly. I LOVE a Leo. Leo’s have taught me how to show up as my full self, how to soak up the bliss of life and how to activate my righteous anger in healthy ways. I absolutely needed to be taught these things because I grew up an extremely shy girl who was afraid to be seen, scared of my own anger and only my closest friends and family were able to experience my authentic self. The journey of shedding layers of trauma and outside expectations so that I could access my “shine power” has been long and absolutely worth it. One of my most important lessons was learning to reframe my life’s experience. In the past I would  constantly critique my every move based on what I assumed other people thought of me. I finally realized that other people are wrapped up in their own complications based on their own life’s experiences and challenges. What someone else thought of me was not actually about me and therefore none of my business. This gave me the freedom to create my own rules for my life. It took some time and space to build up the courage to act on those freedoms but once I did, life began to present me with more opportunities to shine as the true me. The more I stepped into those opportunities the more I found people who spoke my language. All of a sudden I found myself in a space where I was living in flow. Now, a flow state is not a final destination. I still have moments where I feel insecure and confused but instead of feeling stuck in these emotions, I’m able to gather information from them. Asking myself questions like “Why do I feel this way?” “Is this feeling connected to something deeper than the present moment?” “What are the steps I can take to bring myself back to a neutral state?” “What are some healthy ways to transform this energy?” I have created tools for myself that help me to move through my inner blockages and get back to a space where I am showing up and collaborating with life in a way that feels healthy, purposeful and authentic. All of this gives me the confidence to shine because I truly know myself and I can trust myself to take care of myself. Of course, having family, friends and community I can count on is extremely important but being able to care for myself is the most important factor in cultivating my confidence. As always, take what you need from these messages and leave the rest! 

Journal Prompt: What parts of your energy, character and/or personality do you admire the most? Make a list of at least 10 traits. If you feel silly or not worthy of making a list of 10, that’s ok but maybe it helps that I am giving you permission to write this list. You have way more than 10 qualities and it may just take some time to uncover them. Be patient with yourself.

Journal Prompt: Describe your ideal party. What would you wear? Who would you invite? What kind of conversations would you have? What is the vibe of the room? Where is the party? Keep going with this description. Don’t hold back, imagine you can receive whatever it is that you want.

Journal Prompt: When you think of a person that has spoken negatively about you, how does that feel? Where in your body do you feel that trigger? Write down what you would want to say to this person. Now imagine yourself as a loving grandparent speaking to the triggered part of you. What would they say to help you heal that trigger? This exercise is not to try and get validation from that person but to learn how to release the energy that comes from the trigger.

Please share this post with a friend you think would find it helpful! We are in this together <3

sending BIG love!

- Nichole