Happy Sunday everyone, wherever you are in the world 🧡 On Monday we looked at the one sentence we keep saying to ourselves, and I haven't been able to stop thinking about it. So many of the things we tell ourselves we actually picked up from someone else. A teacher said it once, or we heard it over and over growing up, and we've just been carrying it around for years without really noticing it's there. If old words can stay with us that long, then new words can too, and we get to choose which ones. I absolutely love quotes, I find so many of them on social media and I screenshot them all the time, honestly my screenshot folder on my phone is so full of quotes 😄 The ones that really speak to me I rewrite in my diary, so I can go back to them. I'd love for us to start a little collection like that in here, so there's always something good to come back to and read this week. 💬 Tell me in the comments, what's a quote, poem or line that lifts you, and where did it come from? I'll share mine too 😊 📊 Vote in the poll below 👇 To your next chapter

Before we step into a new week, I want to share something that’s been on my heart. When things don’t go the way we planned, most of us want to see proof first before we believe it’ll work out. But the women who keep going are the ones who say, I don’t know how yet, but I know I’ll make it through. So this week, when something doesn’t go your way, try asking yourself, what’s the most generous way I can look at this? And then ask, what could this be getting me ready for? It’s okay if some things are still tricky right now, you can still be moving forward at the same time. A lot of our growing happens while we’re still in the middle of it, before we can see how it all comes together. That calm feeling of “I’ll figure this out” gets easier the more we practise it, so let’s practise it together this week. Keep showing up for yourself, even when you can’t see the whole path yet. 💬 Tell me in the comments, is there something you once thought went wrong that turned out to be a blessing? 👉Finish this sentence for your week ahead, “I don’t know how yet, but...”

Last Monday we spoke about the backpack and all the things we've been carrying for years. Did you manage to unpack yours? I hope you were able to take something out, and that you're starting to slow down a bit. So this week, let's go into it with the mindset of everything's going to work out for me. Think about the gym. Nobody waits until they feel strong to go, you go, and you get stronger because you keep going. Optimism works the same way, you don't wait until you feel it, you choose it every morning, and the more you choose it the easier it gets. So tomorrow when you wake up, before you pick up your phone, start your day with "I'm so lucky and everything always works out for me." Say it even if it feels a bit silly at first 😉 Our brain is always looking for proof of whatever we tell it, so when you keep telling it things work out for you, it starts noticing all the little ways they do. Let's start this week with optimism ☕ 📊 Vote in the poll below, what are you telling yourself tomorrow morning? 👇 Tell me in the comments, what did you take out of your backpack this week?

Happy Sunday everyone, wherever you are in the world. A new week is about to start for all of us. A tree adds a new ring every year, and nobody ever sees it happen. You can walk past the same tree every day and think nothing is changing, but if you could look inside, there it is, a whole year of quiet growing in every ring. Our rings work the same way, we add one every time we show up for ourselves, and every time we learn something and actually use it, daily and weekly. Showing up takes courage, and taking part is where the rings really start to show, they grow fastest when we do this together, even a few words in a comment, a vote or a gif counts. Thank you for all the great questions and conversations this week, I've loved every one, and you've made this circle such a lovely place to be. So step forward knowing you are adding another ring, and let me know in the poll how you're showing up. 👉Are you ready for a new week of growing your rings? 👉Reply in the comments with a yes or no. Lindi 🧡

Sunday morning in Johannesburg, coffee in hand, and I keep going back to look at the member count. 102. Our founding members walked in first and made this room warm before any of us knew what it would become, and in the last five weeks thirty six more of you have found your way in. Thank you, genuinely. I also want to say, I'm learning and growing right alongside you in here. Every hello, every bit of your story you share, and every time you take part, teaches me something about this season of life and about the woman I'm becoming too. I didn't expect that when I opened this circle, and I'm so grateful for it, and I'm really looking forward to the journey ahead with you. So before Monday begins, let's welcome our newest faces 🧡 @Mandy Burrows @Kin Mansus @Roslyn Sharp @Fanny Corzo @Jewels Sherriff @Olga Gjokmarkovic @Odessa Glover @Tamzin Brogan @Cheri Baumann Roberts @Tammy Anderson @Tina R @Cecilia Payne @Pati Pakulis @Petra Treitz @Kyra Williams @Tams Schutte @Petra Rossi @Erin Floin @Jill Annables @Kim Bazemore @Shelomech Pinnock @Laila Moldenhauer @Candace Brown @Monica Sherese @Effie Touris @Lisa Martin @Kimberly Coccomo @Maribel Albino @Zenobia Lott @Janet Deacon @Hayley Rice @Agnieszka Tenteroba @Melody Little @Wilma Ross @Julie Parker @Maree Hall