Meghan Eggleston

I am proud.🤩

I pulled this affirmation card before my workout (& slid it into what is supposed to be a pop socket holder but has never actually functioned as one) and brought to mind what I’m proud of right now.

I am proud of my willingness to lean into a “wintering” season rather than resisting it in favor of productivity or meeting other people’s expectations & demands.

I am proud of the support & security I’ve built around me and my willingness to lean into that abundant source.

I’m proud of the self-trust I’m growing in this “wintering” & the uncanny intuition I’m gaining (or reclaiming).

I have a lot of past achievements to be proud of that I will never discount—because they are extraordinary.

But right now I’m more proud of who I’ve become. May she ever evolve. However, she is someone to be proud of even if she doesn’t. Because the achievement isn’t what’s worthy of praise, it’s the surrender to what is.

Oh, the paradox. Learning to hold two seemingly opposing realities at once has been this season’s greatest gift.

Life is never one thing. Truth is only true as long as you believe it. Winters are always are followed by Spring.

I’m proud, yet humbled.💜

Go ahead, run away.
Only this time, not to 𝗲𝘀𝗰𝗮𝗽𝗲.
This time, get away to F E E L it all.
To let it move 𝘵𝘩𝘳𝘰𝘶𝘨𝘩 you.
When you sit with it, it passes. 𝗜 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗺𝗶𝘀𝗲.

It’s when we run from it, that it keeps finding us. You can only 𝘩𝘦𝘢𝘭 what you’re 𝘸𝘪𝘭𝘭𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘰 𝘧𝘦𝘦𝘭.💜

IG may be my distraction du jour but I was the kid at teeball who would miss the ball—𝘖𝘕 𝘈 𝘛𝘌𝘌—on purpose just to not have to run in front of people. To not be ANY sort of focus of attention. 🤦‍♀️ Later, I would take longer routes through school halls to avoid encountering certain people. The adult me became an EXPERT at being busy with a lot of *good* things, just to avoid admitting to myself I was avoiding something GREAT.⁣
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𝗦𝘁𝘂𝗱𝗶𝗲𝘀 𝗮𝗰𝘁𝘂𝗮𝗹𝗹𝘆 𝘀𝗵𝗼𝘄 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗺𝗼𝘀𝘁 𝗽𝗲𝗼𝗽𝗹𝗲 𝘄𝗶𝗹𝗹 𝗱𝗼 𝗺𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝘁𝗼 𝗮𝘃𝗼𝗶𝗱 𝗽𝗮𝗶𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝘆 𝘄𝗶𝗹𝗹 𝘁𝗼 𝗴𝗮𝗶𝗻 𝗽𝗹𝗲𝗮𝘀𝘂𝗿𝗲. Pain is a key player in decision making...and most of us haven’t made friends with discomfort.⁣
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Imagine making a decision based on achieving what you *desire* rather than avoiding what you fear.🙀⁣
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🤔Consider some of the common fears:⁣
✖️Fear of failure⁣
✖️Fear of embarrassment⁣
✖️Fear of rejection⁣
✖️Fear of death⁣
✖️Fear of public speaking⁣
✖️Fear of financial challenges⁣
✖️Fear of being alone⁣
✖️Fear of letting others down⁣
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Our fears control our behavior. If there’s something we say we want to do, but don’t, 𝗳𝗲𝗮𝗿 𝗶𝘀 𝗹𝗶𝗸𝗲𝗹𝘆 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗰𝗮𝘂𝘀𝗲 & 𝗺𝗲𝗱𝗶𝗼𝗰𝗿𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗶𝘀 𝗼𝗳𝘁𝗲𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗿𝗲𝘀𝘂𝗹𝘁 of a life directed by fear. ⁣
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📝𝗔𝗖𝗧𝗜𝗩𝗜𝗧𝗬:⁣ 𝘛𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘬 𝘰𝘧 𝘴𝘰𝘮𝘦𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘸𝘢𝘯𝘵 𝘣𝘶𝘵 𝘢𝘳𝘦𝘯’𝘵 𝘢𝘤𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘰𝘯. ⁣
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𝘐𝘧 𝘐 𝘸𝘦𝘳𝘦 𝘵𝘰 𝘢𝘴𝘬 “𝘸𝘩𝘺” 𝘸𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘸𝘰𝘶𝘭𝘥 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘴𝘢𝘺? 𝘔𝘢𝘺𝘣𝘦 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘤𝘢𝘯 𝘪𝘥𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘪𝘧𝘺 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘧𝘦𝘢𝘳. ⁣
𝘔𝘢𝘺𝘣𝘦 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘩𝘢𝘷𝘦 𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘭𝘭𝘺 𝘨𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘵 𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘴𝘰𝘯𝘴 (𝘈𝘒𝘈 𝘦𝘹𝘤𝘶𝘴𝘦𝘴) 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘬𝘦𝘦𝘱 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘧𝘳𝘰𝘮 𝘨𝘰𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘥𝘦𝘦𝘱𝘦𝘳 𝘵𝘰 𝘥𝘪𝘴𝘤𝘰𝘷𝘦𝘳 𝘸𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘥𝘪𝘴𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘧𝘰𝘳𝘵 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘢𝘳𝘦 𝘢𝘷𝘰𝘪𝘥𝘪𝘯𝘨. ⁣
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⁣Here’s what else happens: our self-esteem takes a hit. We know what we should do, but we’re not quite “brave” enough to make it happen.⁣
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Good news: dealing with fear is a skill. ⁣
You can learn to embrace discomfort & act despite fear.🙌⁣🎉⁣
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Fear & response to fear become habits over time. You can create new habits to bypass the fear response AND grow your courage.👊⁣
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More to come on this later in the week!⁣
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💜𝓜𝓮𝓰

So much wasted energy was spent summer of 2018 deciding if i should cancel that next salon appointment or not. 🤦‍♀️ My vanity had a hold on me even though I absolutely hated sitting in that chair every couple of months & spending hundreds on something I wasn’t sure was for my own benefit OR external approval. Don’t get me wrong—I have NO problem spending time and money on myself anymore. My “self-care” budget has significantly increased to include monthly massage, chiropractic, acupuncture, hydrafacials and quality skin & beauty products etc.

NO SHAME IN MY PERSONAL CARE GAME!🙌🏻⁣
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I can’t even count the number of people that have assumed that my silver hair was an intentional dye job (some of those being hair stylists). When my natural growth is considered a “FANTASY” color I have to laugh at the irony of it all.

It’s worth pausing and inquiring of ourselves—“who is this decision for?”— each time we are about to put down that next valuable dollar 💵 or donate that next precious hour⏳to aspects of our appearance.

I’m still shaving my legs & pits (intermittently)…but idk…ask me about it next year.🤷‍♀️

I’d love to hear what you’ve dropped as you’ve shed the burden of complying to ideals of beauty.👇

"Go after your dreams!" "Live your authentic life!" What does that even mean?? 😏

You may want to but doubt sabotages your efforts to move towards what you want because you lack clarity on what that truly is.

We'd rather remain in the rhythms that we know, that are predictable; that keep those in our lives at ease--even if we know it's not honoring our fullest integrity.

But you know you're a powerhouse, a force to be reckoned with, when you know EXACTLY what you want. You'll fight to the death for what your certain is right for you or your family. And want that same clarity right now.

You can (A) wait for a booming voice from the heavens to spell out your divine destiny (good luck) OR (B) take the steps to achieve uncanny clarity.

💠Clarity that fuels your actions each day.
💠Clarity that guides your heart & soul.
💠Clarity that dissolves any obstacle.
💠Clarity that lights up that dormant life force inside.

It's available to you.🔐

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