Crystal's Notes 7 Sep

Imagine that as you were growing up, you were like a young sapling, protected by a mesh to guide your growth. The mesh is formed by what your parents, teachers, and the well-meaning adults in your life said and did, because they wanted you to grow up well.

“Don’t be lazy."

“Work harder.”

“This is not good enough.”

“You can do better.”

All of these messages, like the mesh, were intended to help you grow straight and tall.

However, as you grew taller and produced more shoots, you start to realise that the mesh is holding you back. This mesh of beliefs, which helped you grow from a sapling, is now strangling you, and has sunken into your flesh. You can’t even tell the difference between what is you, and what is the mesh anymore.

The process of freeing yourself from this mesh of limiting beliefs is like performing a delicate surgery. It requires courage to take a pair of scissors to cut away the mesh, all while recognizing that these beliefs are not your true essence.

They came from a place of good intentions and once played a vital role in your growth. But now, in this season of your life, they are too small for the person you are becoming.

As I celebrate my birthday this week, I'm reminded that growth is a lifelong journey. We don’t have to struggle alone to find our voice; we must break free from people-pleasing habits and learn to assert our boundaries. It's crucial to release what no longer serves us and embrace the expansiveness of who we are meant to be. By shattering limiting beliefs, putting ourselves on the agenda and being mindful of our self-talk, we can transform from our own worst critic into our best coach and best friend.

Here's to continuing our journey together, to shedding what holds us back, and to growing into the fullness of who we are meant to be.

Much love

Crystal