softening into what works
“Instead of striving to be something you’re not, soften more deeply into who you really are — that's the place of energetic flow”
I wrote these words in my journal last month in the middle of the Empaths in Business launch.
I was frustrated at the constant changes in social media + feeling as if I couldn’t keep up. Thinking that I should work harder, be better, have this down by now, when all I wanted was to just be with my emotions. To feel let down.
So I did.
I shut down my computer and took a nap.
And when I woke up, I felt different.
Instead of being tied to the story of social media and what it meant - I felt as if I could observe it. Seeing how much social platforms didn't even fit with how I wanted to create. Seeing how being pushed away from it might actually be a good thing.
Do you ever think about that?
About how the things that feel so difficult may not actually be in your best interest?
About how much we try to push against the red flags our spirit is giving us?
I’ve shared a lot about social media over the years:
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Yet, no matter how much I’ve learned to enjoy the space, I’ve been feeling more and more distant from it. Unsure if social media can actually meet the needs of how I want to express. Wondering about even better ways of sharing + showing up.
I don't have an answer, or even need one. I've just been softening into this. Letting myself slip into something different.
Like dreaming up new workshops + coming back to this space + my writing again.
Less striving to make something happen and more leaning into what makes me feel alive + nurtured. Less pushing through discomfort, and more choosing to listen to the messages in my emotions.
And that launch?
I pulled my energy back. Deciding to prioritize email rather than social media because that felt good. Posting about flowers because they were beautiful.
It’s not that I’ll be stopping social media, because sometimes it does feel really nourishing. I love the visuals of it and sharing spontaneously. It’s more about stepping away from the forcing of it, letting it be less important - to free up space for new ideas and new pathways. New options.
This week I encourage you to soften your shoulders a bit. To ask yourself if the thing you’re fighting against is actually worth it?
Because resistance isn’t always something to push against
Sometimes, it’s an invitation to lean in
To let the current take you someplace different, someplace much more authentic
Xo
Robin
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The diarist behind The Diary of an Empath and creator of Empaths in Business, teaching empaths how to turn their work into a business that works, with strategy, healing and support.
