If I were to assign Avatar: the Last Airbender-style themes to the past 4 years of my life, it would look something like this:
2020: Water — Self-Compassion. Learning to slow down and offer myself love.
2021: Earth — Self-Advocacy. Tuning into what I want and asking for it.
2022: Air — Surrender. Trusting in my true nature and allowing the universe to care for me.
2023: Fire — Power. Embracing my strength and shining brightly.
But 2024? This is the year I integrate all four elements into my being. In other words, it’s time I fully embrace my Essence — i.e. who I really am beneath all my fears and uncharitable stories.
Through the help of my coaches and friends, I’ve come to know my Essence as five words:
Connection. Play. Sanctuary. Leader. Wonder.
One of the many beautiful things about your Essence is that nobody can take it away from you. In my cloudiest, most disempowered moments, those five words help me remember who I am.
So I commissioned this art piece from the brilliant @martinastipan as a reminder of my inner greatness. And I’ve committed to call forth my Essence in every corner of my life.
I’m ready to reach the next level of Connection to myself, others, and the universe as I follow my Wonder. I will be a sacred Sanctuary for my own inner child and others, empowering a sense of Play amidst the world’s heaviness. My inner Leader will shine through without fear of burden.
I’m living on my own terms and nobody else’s. I’m holding the highest possible standard for how I’m going to live, and I’m not fucking compromising.
It almost feels arrogant to say. As if I believe I’m so all-powerful that I can disregard everyone and everything else. But at the heart of it, there’s surrender. Surrender to my true nature — to who I’ve always been meant to become.
Success isn’t a destination — it’s a way of living. I don’t have a mansion just yet. I’m not making millions. But I feel fucking rich.
Somehow, I feel like this next phase of my life will be the hardest thing I’ve ever done. And yet, it’ll come to me more naturally than I ever could have imagined.
Hit me up if you’re trying to feel the same way.
Thank you for stepping into being the Avatar we've been waiting for 🙏