The woman in this photo was in her mid-20s, not yet 30. Now, in my 40s, I look back at her & see a journey of profound transformation. Yes, she was me – but she wasn’t ALL of me (& all of me is an infinite discovery - I see - but she didn’t know that yet ) She was a mere shell, frozen in time by the illusion of fear, caged by unresolved trauma, hiding behind a mask, playing pretend for the world, keeping up appearances with thee Joneses. (I’ve never seen that show btw- if it was even a show 🤷🏽♀️) anyways… What you couldn’t see in her eyes was the torment she buried, the chains of silence she wore. She was conscious of everything around her but completely invisible to herself, a soul lost in thee haze of its own unresolved pain.
Back then, I thought that hiding the truth would somehow protect me, that if I revealed what was really happening, the fragile facade I’d built would crumble. Little did I know, the real disability was living a life disconnected from my own essence. Because the unseen is often the most important work to be done. Excavating those shadows and bringing them to light is the only way to find the balance between what is hidden and what is seen.
The woman I am now would tell her, “Hey you… wake the fuck up. This life, this change you desire? It’s yours to create. Your time is always now.”
This journey has transformed me in ways only I could do for myself. And while the path was far from easy, every step led me to the freedom of standing in my truth, no longer shackled by fear, no longer hiding behind illusion.
“The privilege of a lifetime is to become who you truly are.” – Carl Jung
With love,
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Ps: that’s probably the last time I wore jeans too 😂
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