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    How to show up when you feel like hiding out

    Aug 23, 2018


    I want to share about showing up today...because let's face it, sometimes it can be damn hard. 

    Do you ever have those moments? 

    You have something coming up that you have committed to (an event, work, dinner party, speaking gig, a friend lunch), and all you want to do is hide out. You think of every reason in the book (valid ones!) why you should just stay home or go into your safe bubble. 

    You may be tired, you may be feeling depressed, you may be overwhelmed... yes, all of these things could be true.

    And sometimes you genuinely need to slow down and take a break to come back into balance.

    But I'm not talking about those days when you need a time out and it's healthy for you to take it. 

    I'm talking about the times when you THINK you can't (or don't want to) show up, and it's actually in your best interest to GET UP, GET OUT, and HONOR THAT COMMITMENT (because you are a person who deeply cares about your integrity and reliability).

    And yet sometimes it's just really hard, and we don't always understand the blocks that arise and hold us back. 

    The truth is... whatever it is you are resisting is likely pushing you to a new growth edge, something outside the comfort zone that you're used to, and possibly sends you running for the hills.

    So I want to unpack that here, and help you to show up in time times when you feel like hiding out.

    Because I believe those are the magic moments where we have an opportunity to break through our self-imposed blocks, and become the most authentic, honest, and beautiful version of ourselves possible. 

    I suggest here three simple practices that will help you to: 

    • show up when you are feeling resistant
    • honor your commitments, especially when you don't want to
    • and be who you really are without compromising your Truth

    Enjoy! and please let me know what you think in the comments below! 

    With love,

    Laura

      

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