So this week I caught myself almost shrinking.
I was about to soften a truth. You know, say something that was more digestible and acceptable to say to someone else.
And then I felt it — that familiar tightening in my chest.
It was the gap between what I really believe… and what feels safer to say. It was exhausting. I realized I’ve lived years inside that gap.
Smiling when I disagreed. Over-explaining so I wouldn’t intimidate.
Dimming parts of myself so others felt comfortable.
It looks harmless on the outside. But on the inside? It slowly disconnects you from your own Essence.
Here’s what I learned: The years I was the most exhausted weren’t the years I worked the hardest.
It was when I edited myself the most.
I remember sitting in meetings where I disagreed and said nothing.
I softened my opinions so I wouldn’t seem too much.
I said yes when my body was screaming no!?!.
It drained me.
When your choices don’t reflect your real values, your energy leaks, you lose self-trust, and something starts to rot.
I’ve seen this horrible, no good energy suck with many of my clients before we worked together.
What changed, for both me and my clients?
Integrity.
Personally, I took a hard look at my values, and started being honest with myself and to others, while setting clean boundaries, even if it disappointed someone.
That’s the moment everything shifted for me.
It also shifts for my clients too. As a result, they become the Miracle Magnets they were meant to be!!!!