radical honesty, admitting defeat & choosing summertime sunshine
May Reflections & June Intentions
One chapter closes and another begins. Every month we are met with a new opportunity to reflect, set our intentions, gain clarity on and confidence in where we’ve been, who we are now, and where we’re going.
Reflect on the month that has passed and setting intentions for the month to come is a powerful ritual that brings presence and awareness into our everyday lives.
Here are some of my reflections and intentions from my monthly ritual.
(If you want to hear my full process and conversation, head to this weeks podcast episode, coming out Wednesday.)
may reflections ---
Don't let something that disappointed you become something that defeats you.
let all that you learn on your path inform your future - just because this is where you are at now does not mean it is where you will always be.
learn what you need to right now and then assess if this is where you want to stay, if not, take what you learned and keep moving forward
Wait for the right people - the right community, the right collaborators, the right friends, partners, therapists, support system... don't sacrifice or settle. The right people will come in the right timing, anyone else on your path is just here to show you what you truly want and need.
Don't let anyone else's limiting beliefs or restricted viewpoints block your path. You don't need to take on anyone else's stories or shame - allow yourself to create a life free from the restrictions - yours or anyone else's.
If someone judges or diminishes your ideas, goals or desires - that tells you about their restrictions and inner world, not about your capacity to embody and claim your desires.
Envision a new life for yourself and hold steadfast to that vision - it is possible for you.
Anxiety can keep us paralysed - at war with ourselves and whatever the future may hold…
How can we make peace with the future because we know we are capable of managing the present?
When we learn to trust ourselves to move through whatever comes our way, right here and now, how we need to - we don’t need to fear the future-
In fact, our present moment self can only get us there if they stay in the present moment
—- Your life was custom made for you - nothing will come your way that you don’t have the capacity to handle
Do you trust yourself to handle your life?
What do you need to do in order to build this trusting relationship with yourself?
june intentions —-
straight from my journal to substack —-
the energy we’re going for —
+ flirty, playful, fun & confident (embodiment of summertime energy)
+ focused, clear, courageous, GSD - AKA - get shit done (in my confident entrepreneur boss era)
+ soft, steady, connected (the seer, knower, intuitive)
words to hold on to —
acceptance & action - not fighting what is right now and also moving forward with faith
commitment & communication - owning and expressing what I want, devoting myself to it and reaching out for support
softness & surety - allowing for a sense of ease and safety in my life while also moving with confidence and self assuredness
the intentions on repeat…
+ I own my desires, my pleasure, my excitement with confidence and clarity.
+ I trust my present moment. I am capable of handling what is in front of me. It is safe to stay and slow down here.
+ I am open and ready to receive the relationships and support I desire. I communicate with clarity, confidence and conviction.
+ I speak mind with integrity and intention.
+ I slow down and all gets done. It is safe to be soft. I embrace a life of presence.
+ I move at the speed of presence.
What are your reflections from May and intentions for June?
Questions to sit with —
What did May reveal to you?
What disappointed you? What frustrated you? What excited you? What fulfilled you? What brought you hope?
What fell away?
What new came into your life?
What was the overarching energy or theme of your month?
What needs to shift and change?
What are you hoping comes to fruition in June?
When the month ends - what is one thing you want to look back on and have, know, feel, be? What is one action step you can take daily in order to move towards that?
What are your true desires for the month ahead? How do you want to feel? How do you want to show up in your life?
It’s okay if your intentions feel far away, or if the thought of them scares you. Even the process of gaining clarity on and admitting to ourselves our deepest desires, moves us closer to them. If you need to, start there. The rest will come in time.
I only hope you allow yourself to be radically honesty with yourself - don’t hold back.
Here’s to June… a month of summertime sunshine (both literally and energetically).