Growth

Growth is usually painful to some degree. That’s because growth requires loss—a loss of your old values, your old behaviors, your old loves, your old identity.

-Mark Manson

I once had a girlfriend from my High School days look at me and say, “You know you have changed. I don’t recognize you.”  And it wasn’t in a nice, “Hey I like who you’ve become, we should remain friends,” kind of way – if you know what I mean.  It was more of a harsh, judgmental, “I preferred when you were weak and I could walk all over you, we are done here” kind of tone.  In fact, this very scenario has happened to me quite a few times over the years. 

And while shedding these relationships was painful, sad, and a grieving process had to take place, I realized, it was okay.  While I had grown, they either had not, or had grown away from me- and that’s okay.

Shedding the Old

My shedding of old layers, old beliefs, old behaviors was the proof of growth.  I no longer fit in the skin of the person I was at 16, 26, or even 36.  Every year, I reflect and I adapt, I learn and grow.  If I’m not doing this process of moving forward every year, I feel unhappy, stagnant, bitter. I don’t like feeling that way. I enjoy getting to know the true me, I enjoy spending time with her, and most of all I enjoy the process of who I am becoming. 

I’ve done some pretty shitty things to people and I’ve at times been a pretty shitty person. I like knowing that I can f*@# up and learn from it and move forward towards being a better, well-rounded person.

We are allowed to renew and rebuild and reawaken and emerge from a new chrysalis in this lifetime as many times as we’d like! That is growth.

What do you need to shed in 2025?  How are you going to grow this year into the person you want to be? Join us for Manifesting the Life you Want; Foldable Pocket Vision Board on Jan 11 from 2-4pm CST. Register here.