One Thought at a Time
Lately, I’ve found myself revisiting the same lesson again and again. How deeply I have been conditioned to expect the worst, to brace for struggle, to subconsciously believe that I have to earn my right to be okay.
It doesn’t always scream at me.
I’ll be halfway through the day and realize I’ve been running on autopilot- not entirely present, just going through the motions. I’ll think of a list of things I have to take care of, and instead of starting a task, I shut down.
That’s the voice of lack too. For a long time, I didn’t recognize it. I thought that was just how I was wired.
But the more I peel back the layers, the more I see that this is a freeze response, one I learned early on.
From moments when I felt unsupported, when asking for help I didn’t feel safe, when emotions were too big for the room I was in. So my system coped by going quiet. By checking out.And even now, as an adult trying to rewire it all, my body sometimes still thinks it has to protect me that way.
But I’m learning to meet those moments with compassion, not judgment.
To say: You don’t have to disappear to be safe. You don’t have to be invisible to be loved. You’re allowed to take up space, even in stillness.
And when I can remember that — even for a breath — I start to come back online.
Not in a big, dramatic way. But in small, sacred ways that remind me:
Abundance isn’t something I chase. It’s something I allow.
The Power of “Catching It”
It happens in fleeting moments. I’ll catch myself mid-thought, mid-worry, and pause. I don’t always feel better right away, but that pause is sacred. That’s when I reach for my reminders:
“Everything always works out for me.”
“I am supported. I am safe. I am provided for.”
“I don’t have to hold it all. I can be held.”
These words aren’t about pretending. They’re about remembering — if even for a breath — that abundance is already within me. Sometimes that’s all it takes to feel a soft shift, a glimmer of peace, like my nervous system just unclenched a little.
And to me, that glimmer is everything.
Rooting Down to Rise Up
As I do this work, I’ve been drawn to my root chakra more than ever. It makes sense, the root is all about safety, trust, and the right to exist in peace. For most of my life, that’s felt like something I had to prove or earn. But I’m realizing now… I don’t.
Balancing this energy isn’t about being perfect. It’s about presence.
I’m learning to feel into my body more. Noticing where the tension lives, slowing down my breath, stepping barefoot into the grass when I can. These small acts help rewire the story that I’m alone or unsupported.
Because I’m not. And neither are you.
I’m Not “Fixing” Myself — I’m Loving Myself
Maybe that’s the biggest shift of all.
For so long, I thought healing meant removing the fear. That if I still had doubt, or stress, or scarcity pop up, I must not be doing it right.
But now I see that healing isn’t about elimination.
It’s about relationship. With myself. With my thoughts. With the parts of me that still get scared sometimes.
I’m not trying to force myself into fake positivity. I’m not slapping affirmations over wounds I haven’t acknowledged.
I’m learning to listen — gently. To notice when my inner child is afraid and offer her safety, not shame.
To slow down just enough to whisper:
“I see you. You’re allowed to feel this. And you’re still safe. You’re still loved.”
Lack still visits me sometimes, but I don’t build a home for it anymore.
I don’t feed it. I don’t let it drive.
Instead, I light a candle for truth. I breathe deeper. I come back to presence. I affirm again, not to fix myself, but to love myself back into remembrance.
And honestly? That’s the most abundant thing I’ve ever done.
For You, If You’re Walking This Too
If you’re doing this work, rewiring your beliefs, learning to trust the unknown, remembering that you’re worthy just by being alive — I want you to know something:
You’re doing beautifully. Even if it feels messy.
Even if you have to remind yourself a hundred times a day.
Even if abundance feels far away.
It’s closer than you think.
It lives in the breath you’re taking right now.
It lives in your willingness to keep showing up.
A Few of My Favorite Daily Reminders:
- Everything always works out for me.
- I am safe to rest.
- I am always supported and provided for.
- I am rooted. I am rising.
- I am already enough.
- I trust the unfolding.
Sacred Pathways 
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