It’s interesting to notice where we are not fully showing up.
I’m in a weekly mastermind group and in our group chat this week somebody shared a great video. It was all about marketing in a way that is authentic and honors the heart, soul, and energy you put into the offerings you want to share with the world.
The video really called me out.
And then others in the mastermind group kindly and lovingly called me out even more.
Damn it, I know.
I spent so much of my life hiding.
I learned at a very young age that being fully in my light, power, and joy was not safe. I learned that it sometimes made people really uncomfortable, even angry. I also often attracted people who did not have good intentions. I was often mistreated or taken advantage of, and I had a ton of work to do on healthy boundaries.
I hid myself, shrank, or showed up in life as the version of myself that I thought other people wanted.
Over the years, I’ve learned to stop with that nonsense, layer by layer.
I continue to show up more authentically in all spaces.
Here I am - fully and freely me - like it or not.
That video and my mastermind group, however, showed me I am still hiding as I share my creative offerings in the world.
Did you know that I created a course on the meditation platform Insight Timer?
Probably not, because I’ve shared about it less than a handful of times.
I realized this week that I spend many hours creating content. I put my heart, soul, so much energy and time into birthing what is asking to flow through me.
And then once it’s done, I often share what I’ve created in a way that is as simple as clicking a button to share a story. Box checked, done.
Very little energy, heart, or soul is put into the sharing.
Why?
Because I am still hiding.
Because it’s terrifying to fully share yourself with the world.
Because I STILL have a hard time making others uncomfortable even though I’m so damn clear I am here to be a catalyst of change in this world.
I say, with the energy of a whisper in a crowded room, that I have created something.
I don’t fully own my gifts or offerings.
I’m working on that.
So today as I write to you, I see myself standing on the top of a mountain with a megaphone. I feel open, confident, powerful, and free.
I loudly and proudly announce I’m going to be sharing differently - sharing in a way that more deeply honors my sacred creations and those meant to receive them.
Where are you still hiding?
Where are you whispering when you are being asked to yell?
May we all let out a mighty roar in being fully seen,
Melissa
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