R E B U I L D I N G  F A M I L Y ,  C O M M U N I T I E S  &  R E L A T I O N S H I P S.

While growth is non-linear, the general direction is always something that any of us have the ability to decide. We can choose alignment, ascension, and better than what circumstance has provisioned.

I think many of us have internalized discouraging narratives that keep us from acting on the emotions that trigger inspiration. We learn how to nip our own creative ingenuity in the bud. Rather than be driven by curiosity or wonder, we shrink back. Discounting our personal power and innate ability to drive impact, and to influence change. We keep ourselves from acting on personal moments of inspiration.

There are people you will meet in life who will try and convince that your words don’t matter. These are the people who will invest dime and dollar trying to get you believe that what you say doesn’t count.

The ideals that we nurture, at some point will take root in our reality or require revision. Flexibility. Adaptation. Recognizing that you were never limited by the standards and expectations that you anchored your self-identity against.

The path least travelled means less company, less support, and less accolades… and while that may take some adjustment, growing through that transition will change you. You'll start to really recognize to what extent we are born from the thousands of choices we make every day.

There may be moments of challenge, hardship, and pain…but in pursuit of alignment, you’ll always have something to gain. In all cases, you have nothing to lose… should you choose to bring back to life the parts of you that society tried to qualify as lesser. But we know… We know… That a life devoid of emotion is not better.

Someone who attains material success without also having love and passion for what they’re doing will be the first to tell you it is short-lived. The true driver of long-term persistence, and of consistency, is the intrinsic reward received when you invest your energy in bringing your vision to life. Full stop.

Rather than shrink back in defeat, I found different ways to share my thoughts, ideas, and beliefs. I recognized that I did not need the approval I thought I needed, I did not need the validation that I wasted so much time trying to find… I just needed to find the courage to say, the things I wanted to say. And it was in speaking that my audience found me. And still, is slowly finding their way to me.

Theories on persuasion showcase that little, if anything, can neutralize the momentum established when emotional sway is created. There is power that is unleashed when you tap into emotion, in relation to the people, places, and things that you care about.

To desire anything above being authentic to yourself, should already be a note to self that further introspection is required. Self-alignment, self-actualization, and self-awareness should be the most powerful desire to propel our behaviours, but many would say just the opposite.

And for once, silence the version of you who is so good at talking you out of doing the things that you know are inherently good for you. Ultimately, we only get one life. Not just to exist, but to live. Live to the fullest, by daring to be the boldest and unashamedly self-assured.

It is with presence that we start to see our path unfold. Rooted in making conscious choices from a place of purpose, rather than allow our judgment to be clouded by fear. Moving with intention and letting go of fear.

Change is the catalyzer to the growth, healing, and transformation within us, preparing us for the people, places and things on our path.

So much of becoming is how we intentionally choose to react, respond, and relive moments that required strength that we never knew we had.

We allow ourselves the luxury in assuming that our choices are insignificant.

I want to share some counter-intuitive wisdom: you can experience joy in best and worst of times. Dare to hope that happiness will find you,

Even in severing ties from those we deemed were toxic family members around us, it is crucially imperative to also sever the ties within us,

Peace comes at a cost. For most of us this translates as a loss, or an ending, of something familiar. I will always gladly defend peace.

It is an interesting dichotomy to reflect on… the idea that how we choose, is the clearest reflection of the person we have chosen to become

I have taken wrong turns, I have been impulsive, careless, and dangerously oblivious to the relay between my responses and relationships.