Woo-wee, this #SelfietoSelfLove challenge is on FIRE. I am having such a blast with y’all over on our Facebook page. The compliments are next level, and people are already experiencing some mega shifting, which is so beautiful to witness. Sometimes I have to pinch myself to realize that this all happening because of a lil’ selfie challenge that I created. Existing in photos, and showing up for yourself — it’s some potent stuff, isn’t it??
I was scrolling through the Empowerment Studio community earlier and Frankie posted THIS following reflection (on a really vulnerable post I made) and it REALLY landed in a certain sort of way for me. They wrote:
"The selfie challenge always is that - a challenge. Room to grow, to see what you haven't seen well up until this point, to break through some cracks to show you that the cracks are there."
Whoaaaaa. Room to grow, baby. Let's create that!! Let's see those cracks! (....lol 🤭)
My Day 2 selfie, I look raw and present and beautiful. Open and ready.
But for real, though… Day 2 of this challenge was kind of a wild day for me. Lots of shifting is happening lately, and I feeeeel it deeply. Do you feel it??
Honestly, the stuff that’s coming up for me this week is NOT what I expected. Feels a little wild? Like some really big inside stuff is changing? But I …. don’t know what it is???? 🤪
I was texting with Audra about this yesterday, and they said: “It feels like I’m in a transition I don’t understand the end game of. Like, I can usually see the arc and where it’s going, but NOPE.” And this! This right here, this is it!! I’m feeling itchy, sitting in the discomfort of growth and the unknowns. I have a feeling that some big stuff is coming up for me, for my business — and not knowing how to plan for it (or over-analyze it lol), is a trip. And yet, that’s what we do here, right? We learn to sit in the discomfort of change and growth, and thank fuck we get to do it together. I am continuously grateful that we get to be in excellent company, in this wild, wild world.
It's interesting because the work we're doing here this week is like, "just some selfies and some compliments".... Right?? Like, when you look at this challenge on paper, it seems simple enough! But those of us who are IN IT feel how deeply it's something more than that. It's letting compliments land, being in community, stretching and growing and celebrating and showing up. Together. That's real nice, isn't it??
And so, this is why we’re wiggling today for our Day 3 selfie. Because we deserve to welcome in some magic. Because when inside things are shifting, it can be really generous to do some physical movement to release and help shake things up. A wiggle can be full of joy, and it can be full of release. Both/and.
Are you feeling the shifting happening? What’s it like to take up space in photos? To be in them by yourself?! What’s it like to make this time for yourself each day?
I just love that we're all hanging out in this beautiful selfie community container together right now. It's feeling potent AF and I'm glad you're on this ride with me. 💛💛💛💛