You've been reading. Maybe you've nodded. Maybe you've thought, “Yep. That's me.” Maybe you've even bookmarked a post or two. So let me lovingly call you out. 😉 At some point, reading about returning to yourself has to become a relationship with yourself. You don't need to write a profound response. You don't need to perform vulnerability for the internet. Just answer this: What is something you've noticed about yourself lately that you haven't said out loud yet? This is a community of practice. You don't have to arrive polished.

A reminder about the Compass: It isn't a personality test. It isn't a scorecard. It isn't going to tell you which Way of Returning you're “supposed” to work on. Thank god. 😂 It's an invitation to get curious about what is calling for your attention right now. Take it. Notice what comes up. Bring that here. What did you notice the last time you used the Compass?

And there they are. Awareness. Self-Compassion. Self-Trust. Authentic Voice. Aligned Action. Congruence. Six Ways of Returning. Not six steps to becoming a better woman. Not six things you need to fix. Six places you might come home to yourself. And here's the part I love: You don't have to figure out which one you're “supposed” to choose. The Compass is an invitation to get curious about what is calling you in this season. If you're curious, take the Compass. Or come hang out with us inside our Discussion space in the Community. Or join me on Sat., Oct. 10 at 11am CT to find out how the framework works! Link is in the Calendar tab. Or reach out to me. We can talk. No sales pitch. No bullshit. Just a conversation about what you're noticing.

Here's the uncomfortable one. Congruence. Because you can know what you value…and still live in ways that don't reflect it. You can say you value rest and build a life that makes rest nearly impossible. You can value honesty and keep swallowing the sentence. You can want freedom and keep choosing from obligation. Congruence isn't perfection. It's less distance between who you know yourself to be and how you actually live. I"m curious, where is there a little gap in your life right now? No fixing required. Just notice.