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7d • BEDFORD TO BALI
WHEN LIFE STARTS SHIFTING FOR REAL
COMING BACK INTO MY BODY
Today was a little bit different.
My sleep has been a bit all over the place since I became unwell. My voice is now back fully and my energy levels are returning, but the difference today felt deeper than that.
It felt like something else is shifting in me.
THE BALI MOVE BECOMING MORE REAL EVERY DAY
Things are really starting to take shape with the move to Bali.
I spoke to my visa agent and everything is running smoothly and exactly as it should be. The things that I need to do here are slowly getting done and Lily is becoming more and more excited about the move.
She’s learning Indonesian which I think is absolutely amazing and it’s actually helping me learn some Indonesian too.
Kids tend to have more capacity to learn things, especially languages, in a much easier way than us adults. But honestly it’s just great to see how excited she is about this move and how much she wants to immerse herself in the language and the culture when we finally get out there.
A SHIFT IN HOW I SHOW UP
What else is different today is that I’ve changed slightly how I’m approaching my business and my content.
And it feels really aligned.
I’m speaking my truth more.I’m sharing my experiences more.I’m sharing my professional experiences more.
And that’s something I’ve known for a long time that I needed to do. But I just didn’t feel confident enough or in the right headspace to do it before. And that’s okay. Because we all travel through this journey in different stages.
The stage I’m in now feels very clear.
I’m here to make a difference.
I’m here to show people that changing your life can be hard. It is hard. But when something is worth doing and you apply yourself to it, you really can achieve anything you want to.
THE THINGS PEOPLE SAID ABOUT ME
When I was a teenager, and even into my twenties, the go-to thing people would say about me was…
“She’s not going to do anything with her life.”
“She’s never going to amount to anything.”
“She’ll just be one of those council estate mums.”
And those things came from a lot of different people.
Some of them were family members.
But it wasn’t just them.
There were plenty of other people who had their opinions about who I was and what my life would become.
CHANGING THE STORY
Having a shift in who I am and how I see the world has not only helped me, it’s helped my children in so many ways.
Because as we go through life we gain a better understanding.
And it’s up to us what we do with that understanding.
Whether we use it to grow.Whether we use it to support others.
Yes, everybody has their own opinions, their own views and their own experiences that shape how they see the world.
But when we stand in our truth… when we do the things that feel uncomfortable but we know are right for us… that’s when we start to truly live our lives intentionally.
DREAMS ONLY STAY DREAMS IF YOU DON’T ACT
I’ve always been someone who had big dreams. But for a long time I never followed through with them because of the things I was told when I was younger.
Now I know something different.
Every single dream I have can become reality if I stop leaving it as just a dream.
If I create a plan.
And then take action on that plan.
That’s when dreams become reality.
LILY SPEAKING HER TRUTH
Lily had cadets tonight. Initially I was thinking do I really want to go because I was still feeling a bit low energy and honestly it was absolutely freezing outside. The walk was putting me off.
But Lily said to me that she wanted to go.
And that came from years of us working on her ability to speak her truth. I’m really glad she did say it.
Because once we were out walking I actually enjoyed it. The fresh air on my skin and in my lungs felt good.
MODELLING WHAT I WANT HER TO LEARN
It was a reminder. I’ve supported her to be able to speak her truth.
And yes, I am her safe person, but she doesn’t always find it easy to speak her truth with me either.
Sometimes it’s still hard for her.
But the fact that she’s doing it more and more shows me something really important.
By doing it myself, I’m modelling what that looks like.
Not just telling her to do it.
Actually living it.
And that fills me with so much pride and so much gratitude.
Because the version of myself I’ve become is helping my children become better versions of themselves too. 💗
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WHEN LIFE STARTS SHIFTING FOR REAL
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