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Okay, so this episode came from a screenshot I saved on my phone last night. And I cannot stop thinking about it. So I thought it would be super duper fun and important for you to listen to this quote that I read. And it's incredible to read something when you're going through that thing at the right time, right? And I'm huge believer in signs. And I just, I felt like this was a sign from God and I wasn't even really looking for it. I was just scrolling late at night. I was kind of half present. We were watching Landman, so I was half tired and it just stopped me. And it was just one of those moments like, oh, my gosh. So the first line said, you're ready. And my immediate reaction wasn't really like, relief. It was more like resistance. Because if I'm being honest with you, there are days right now where I don't feel ready. I feel cautious, I feel quieter than usual. I feel like I'm moving slower. I'm thinking more, I'm questioning everything. I'm just, I'm a crazy ball of crazy is what I would say. I think with my Hashimoto's diagnosis, I just, I'm not the same person I was a year ago. And I, I, I like, move a little bit slower these days. I feel like my brain's still there, but I'm moving a little bit slower. So reading this quote, I realized right then and there, like, okay, this was truly meant for me. So let me read you the quote first. Okay? It says, you're ready. A new chapter has been hovering over you for a long period of time. The door you've been looking for will final revealed. You won't be waiting much longer. Now the universe is eager to show you the blessings it has made for you. You're in the final stretch of another transformative chapter. Smile. Knowing it's all coming to a peaceful end. The lessons you needed to learn are now ingrained permanently in your mind. The habits you needed to kick are now in memory of your past. The energies you needed to let go of have been released from your mind, your heart, your spirit. These final moments before you ascend require the utmost faith, patience, humility from your soul. What's waiting on the other side of that door for you is beyond anything you've ever visualized. Prepare to be amazed. The warrior in you has earned its divine surprise. And I'll say something else about this too, like I am a huge believer in God, and again, I'm look for signs. I think the Bible actually says, don't ask for signs, but I just look for them every now and then. And so I'm just keep getting these signs. So I don't know if any of you are feeling like you're on the cusp of either. Maybe it's a transformation. Maybe you are looking for a new job, or maybe you are getting out of a relationship, or maybe someone passed away, or maybe you cut someone off. There's so many different ways for this to actually make sense to you. But I realized exactly why this hit for me. Because I think a lot of us are in a season where nothing is technically wrong, but nothing feels settled fully either. And that doesn't mean you're in a crisis or you're burnout or you're spiral, spiraling, but you just don't feel like you're charging ahead. Which another part to all of this. I've been reading about the Fire Horse and how we were in the Season of the Snake or the Year of the Snake, which means a lot of shedding and closing doors. And then when you get into the Year of the Horse, it's like very motivating. You're going for things, you're stepping into your power, blah, blah, blah. So this all again kind of makes sense and all goes with the time of the season right now. But if you feel like you're standing in a hallway waiting for something, but you can't fully name it, like this episode is for you. So I've Been here before, and every time it shows up, it looks different. There was a version of this season when I was still working my 9 to 5. Everything looked fine on paper. Good job, steady income. People thought I was lucky, but internally, I felt disconnected. I wasn't unhappy. I just wasn't. I didn't feel like I was living out my full potential. And then there was this version of the season when my business was going super fast, like, objectively fast. And instead of feeling excited, I just felt oddly grounded, almost detached from the highs and the lows. There wasn't, like, adrenaline. It was just that steady feeling of something is shifting. And so right now, this season just feels quieter than the others. I'm like, I'm not on that high. I'm not on the low. I'm just quiet. There's definitely some less urgency in me. We lost a few clients at the end of the year, which we do. This is sales. There's ebbs and flows in social media marketing. They can't work with you forever. But typically when I lose clients, I lose my shit. And I'm like, oh, my God, we got to get more and more and more and more and more. But right now, I'm just calm. I'm not trying to prove anything. I'm not running and chasing for new leads. I'm not even, like, explaining myself. Like, there's less explaining involved this time. And at first, it scared me. I'm like, shoot, does this mean I'm not meant to be here? Is this the wrong business for me? Is this God telling me that this isn't my path anymore? But I don't think that's what it is. I think it's just. God knows I'm in a different season right now because I'm just so used to momentum being super duper loud, and I'm used to growth being super obvious. But I think there's a different growth going on with me right now because this kind of growth, it doesn't announce itself. It just happens internally first. So one of the lines in the quotes talked about habits you've outgrown. And that part stuck with me because lately I've noticed is that things that used to motivate me just don't anymore. And it's not like I want to quit everything. It's just like, I'm not willing to do that anymore. Like, losing the clients. I used to get on freaking all these websites and try to find cold leads and email out to them, and right now I'm not. I feel like what I'M supposed to attract will come to me. And I'm not here to explain myself. I'm not here to show my worth. I'm not forcing anything. And that can mess with your head because when old patterns stop working, you don't immediately get the new ones. There's just this gap, and there's a weird in between where you're like, okay, okay. So I know I won't do that anymore, but I'm still figuring out what I'll do instead. So that space, it just feels very uncomfortable. It can feel like you're losing your edge. Or sometimes I feel like, am I getting lazy? Am I pulling back? Do I not care? But what I'm learning is that what actually is happening is discernment. I'm not living in reactive mode. I'm just choosing, which is actually a very freeing feeling. And I can feel my adrenals just calming down from less stress from all this. There's this idea in the quote about a door finally opening, right? And I'll be honest with you, every meaningful door in my life opened after I stopped chasing it. I don't know if that's just how life works. I'm sure this has been for you guys, too. It's like you run and run and run and you chase for something and it never comes. But then as soon as you stop, it's there. Happened with my second child. We had the hardest time having a second baby. I had a miscarriage. I had an ectopic pregnancy. And finally I was just like, okay, I'm done trying to have this baby, because obviously my body can't handle it. Well, guess what? The next month, after the ectopic pregnancy, I got pregnant with my rainbow baby. And so it just goes to show you, like, when you stop chasing things, the right moment comes. So that's. That's the part, too, that no one talks about, right? Because surrender sounds nice in theory, but in real life, it really. It feels like letting go of control when you don't have that backup plan. It's basically saying, like, I trust that if it's meant for me, I won't miss it. And that's what I keep telling myself right now. But that requires a level of internal security that you only build by going through seasons where you don't get what you want right away. Which is what I don't want to say. That's what's happening to me right now, because I don't even know what I want. But I just know that I'm in a quieter season so you learn who you are without that thing, without the title, without the validation. And. And that is exactly when the doors start to open. Not because you earned it, but because you're steady enough to walk through it without losing yourself. So here's why. The quiet is actually the sign. One thing I've noticed in my life is that the biggest changes are always preceded by stillness. Not super silence, but just being still, where you're not being pulled in a hundred different directions. You're not seeking input from everyone. It's where you're okay not having all of the answers yet. If your life feels quieter right now, if your reactions are a little bit slower, if you're less interested in explaining your next move, I'm raising my hand right now. That is not you shrinking. That is you listening. And listening seasons are very powerful. Even if they don't look impressive from the outside. They are needed, sister. They are so needed. And that's why it's like, I feel weird, but I don't feel bad. I just feel different. And I know that this is just a part of the process. So if you're in a season where, like, you feel ready and unsure at the same time, or you're calm, but you're also restless, you have to know that that means something is changing in you. You just can't see it. And you are not alone. You are not alone. I. Since the beginning of the year, I always, I am the girl that plans out her every move. But for 2026, I do not have a plan for my every move. I've got my agency running like a well oiled machine. Thank God, knock on wood, nothing. No fires happen. So that's kind of going good for me. I've. I'm doing my podcast. I've been leaning in really hard to grow this thing. I really want to grow this community. And I really wish, like, I honestly, if, if I could have anything in the world for a career, it would be a podcast host. Like, I would get paid millions and millions of dollars to just talk to you guys and pour into you guys. So it's like, okay, that's what I want, but how do we get there? And so this year, leaning into everything, what. I guess I'm just, I don't know what my path is right now. How do I get there? God, show me the way, lead me the way. But also, don't make me feel like I'm gonna miss it or that I'm not working hard enough. Like, and that's where I'm at right now it's like, you don't need to force that clarity, and I don't need to be rushing the answer because maybe it's just not there yet. Maybe I'm supposed to be right where I am right now. Maybe I'm supposed to slow it down. Maybe I'm supposed to let my body get stronger for this. Hashimoto's. Maybe, you know, we're building a house right now. Maybe God has slowed me down so that I can really be intentional with this house that we're building and we're spending lots of money on. And take your time making decisions, because usually I will just, like, I'll say, oh, whatever works. Maybe this is what my job is right now. And I want you to think about that for yourself, too. If you are chasing something right now, you're chasing that success, but you just don't know what it is that you're chasing, then maybe you need to take a look inside of you and say, okay, where actually am I at right now in this season? What's most important to me? And see if maybe God is trying to show you that some of these chapters that we live in, they close very quietly. And some of these doors that we're supposed to walk. To walk through, they open without noise. They open very quietly. So sometimes the most powerful thing you can do is just stay present long enough to recognize when all this is happening and what's happening. And so I'm trying so hard to just be present in this moment. And I hope that you, too, can just be present in this moment. If this episode felt like it put words to something you haven't been able to explain, I hope that you'll send me a dm, let me know that you're feeling how I'm feeling. Maybe send it to someone who might be stuck in the same hallway that we are now. And if you are in this place right now, I see you. I don't want you to rush things. I don't want you to force things. I don't want you to feel like you are missing out, because you're not. You are just standing still long enough so that you won't miss out on what it is when it arrives. All right, that's all I got for you guys today. Just something that was on my mind that I could not be quiet about. I will see y' all next episode.