the pause : why i went quiet for 2 months..
edition 030 : on your head vs your heart, and what to ask yourself every morning for a more grounded and expanded day
my why
it’s been two whole months since I’ve connected with you all.
i want to say thank you for the space - i’ve really needed it - because what i’m about to say is something I would not have thought i’d be saying.
when I last touched base with you, i was in Portugal looking at my wedding venue - and today i am coming to you from home, and no longer engaged to be married.
it is a wild thing; life. because all we can do with our life is what our heads try to tell us, and what our hearts deeply desire. sometimes we only pay attention to the former, and we don’t know how to listen to the latter.
in this moment, all i’d like to say here is this: no matter the pain, the strain, the uncomfortability - always follow your heart and know that when you do, you are signalling to the universe that you are serious about your desires.
i want to say thank you for your patience with me on this platform. and i also welcome any stories of uplift, or notes of love if you feel called. you can reply to this email. it’s an extremely transformational time and i’m sure i will speak to you all more about it at another time.
let’s get into what’s been calling :
the one question i’m asking myself daily
‘what is my highest and best use of my time today?”
a life aligned
once upon a time i learnt the word aligned. as if it hadn’t had deeper meaning before this moment to me.
aligned, like the lines on a notebook?
a page properly aligned was straight cut, proportionately measured, and providing a structure for your writing to be held.
ya, that feels about right.. the page being the container, and your words being the messy imperfection that came along as you wrote.
alignment is foundational. it is our baseline, and our authentic self. it is the grounding that feels oh so good - and allows us to be messy and experimental within its confines. the scribbles along the page lines.
a life unaligned is simply messy from the beginning. no path, no deeper understanding, no substance to hold on to.
finding the things that we deeply connect to, and find our peace with - this is where we gain our grounding.
in searching for alignment, i always asked myself if it feels good. does this opportunity light me up, does this work sit will in my body, does this energy give me wings?
when we get quiet and ask these questions - we find the answers to how much we are truly living an aligned life.
something new
♡ something good is going through your old things and slowly letting them go.
♡ something new for the holiday season is setting your intention on what you want to bring to each holiday plan you have, and what you want to pull from it (i just did an instagram rant on just this!)
♡ something new that i am reading is the art of spending money. i highly recommend it for anyone who wants to get a good look at their spending and aligning their money energy towards their goals.
if this edition moved you at all, send this to someone you love. or send it to someone that you were reminded of during this edition of the pause.
rest until i see you next
