The outcome is always beautiful on the other side of the identity shift, you just have to get through the beginning (feeling disoriented and off-kilter) and the middle (solitude and pruning).

Matthew 5:13-14 NIV | “You are the salt of the earth. But if the salt loses its saltiness, how can it be made salty again? It is no longer good for anything, except to be thrown out and trampled underfoot. You are the light of the world. A town built on a hill cannot be hidden.”

What if you instead try the reframe of naming it then honor it for what it is.

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The saying rings true time and time again, that when the student is ready the teacher will appear. Once the teacher appears in your life then you are presented with a choice to confront what is rising up within you or to run from it.

Your self-discovery journey is a constant of evolving, unlearning and relearning, healing, and growing in self-awareness.

Beyond being intentional about the environments that you put yourself in, is the importance of being prudent about going where you will be enriched. Enrichment is essential to your self-development, fulfillment, and overall need for sustenance.

Eventually something HAS to shake because your consistent sowing in the right direction has no choice but to reward you.

Joy Code Podcast Season 4 Episode 7