Authentic

A recent realisation has come about after having new photos taken a few weeks ago. I felt it was time to re-shoot photos that capture not only the happy, smiley and "out there" side of me, but also my feminine, softer side.

When I saw some of the images on the day, my initial response was, "I won't be putting those up!" Of course I'm curious as to why that's my first response, and it came down to shaming and inhibiting my beauty. That I'm not allowed to see myself that way or accept my own beauty because it's wrong and stuck-up.

It's been a cool realisation and one that I can now be in the practice of accepting more and more as I allow my feminine side to further emerge.

More on this in today's episode.

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After almost two years of slowing down the pace of my life and rearranging the way I 'do' so that I'm not always 'doing' for the sake of doing, I had a really lovely moment. 

It was a simple moment of putting away a placemat. It was the way I put it away that made me go, "ahhh, this moment right here is the culmination of the last two years." The ease and slowness of picking up the placemat and putting it away without grabbing it in a huff or hurry, and shoving it in the cupboard so I could 'do' the next thing, made me realise how nice it is to have created a slower paced life. 

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We all hold ourselves back from following our Truth due to a myriad of stories we tell ourselves. These stories are powerful, potent and are loaded with evidence as to why you can't speak your truth, or express yourself more freely, or say "I love you", to your partner, or leave a toxic environment.

This is normal, we all do it, but you don't want to let the stories become your truth. Today's episode has you has the question, "what's the story I'm telling myself?", and invites you to become curious why the story is there. Then there's a follow up question to ask, which you'll find in the episode. Enjoy!

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I believed that hitting rock bottom was the only way to change, or at least to enforce myself to change. That feeling so low, or burnt out, or afraid of my thoughts would catapult me into action. Often, it did, hence thinking that rock bottom was how I could grow.

This past week I spoke to year 10 students from St Michael's Grammar School. We spoke about the dark voices in our head that lead to self destructive behaviours towards ourselves, our family and friends, and to hitting rock bottom. We also spoke about the light voice, the quieter voice that nudges us to reach out for help, or to do "X" before hitting the lowest of lows. It was a great chat.

The question I left  them with was this. If you listened to your light voice a little more, "what would it say to you to help you not hit rock bottom over, and over again?" Some took the question away to ponder. Others shared immediately. But there was a strong sense that they knew what they needed to do and that it's about listening to that a little more.

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Not a day goes by where the ego won’t attempt to steal your focus and plant it on petty shit.

It’ll rant and rave about how you’re not ready, worthy, enough or perfect and make you do shit to be all those things before you can focus on what you truly want.

But denying that the ego exists, desperately trying to make it go away so that you'll live happily ever after without it is a quest that'll disappoint you until the end of your days. Toxic positivity, spiritual bypassing or shoving your ego into a box hoping it'll never return isn't going to bring you inner peace.

No one is exempt from the ego, no matter how much work we do on ourselves. The work needs to become about the sheer desire to grow and develop, rather than to eradicate a part of ourselves.

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Clinging onto negative thoughts as if they are the whole truth and nothing but the truth so help you baby Jesus, will have you act out patterns that have no intention of serving your deepest good.

If you’ve been following along you’ll know that my thoughts have tried to eat me alive so that I don’t eat! Those thoughts tried to direct me toward a stubborn pattern of self punishment and restricting food like the old days. But instead of giving into them, I let them be there, watched them, observed the feelings that arose in my bod and chose to focus on being as kind as possible.

Two opposing forces all at once. One say RESTRICT and the other saying KINDNESS. I mean, talk about being pulled in different directions. But when you follow the one that you know will deep down serve you and not give into the old pattern, that’s big win.

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I just played myself today. Well, my ego did.

For months I have truly enjoyed buying my stepdaughters flowers and putting them by their bedside. On the weeks when the girls are with us and I go to the local store and see the flowers, I can't help but think, "hmm, which ones would they love?" They have never asked for the flowers, it's simply a gesture from my heart to theirs.

Today my ego stepped in and hijacked my heart's intention, disguising itself as being of service to the girls. I didn't buy them flowers to see if they'd notice. If they did notice and said, "hey Kitty, where are our flowers?", my response would have been, "well, wouldn't it be nice to appreciate the flowers when they're there rather than when they're not?"

Yep, I made this all up in my head and had their response and my response ready to go. After getting home I realised, this was a bullshit trap that took me away from my original intention and focusing on a petty lesson they didn't even ask for.

I hope you enjoy! x

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Today's episode is an invitation to look at how you spend your energy. Do you spend it hard and fast? Do you spend more than you have? Do you keep it all to yourself for fear you'll burn yourself out again? 

I was this close to spending my new and refreshed energy, fast! After returning from Hawaii, swimming in crystal clear oceans, being sun-kissed, no-where to be and not a lot to do, I had recharged myself to maximum capacity. And I felt freakin' great.

When I returned home, I felt an old pattern return. The one that spends my energy faster than it took to regain in. This too was a pattern with me and money back in the day. Just when I was about to overstep my own boundary and give another part of me away, I stopped, observed what I was doing and why, and remained in curious observation for some time. As a result, I've maintained the energy the energy I restored whilst away and intend to keep it that way. 

I hope you enjoy treasures.

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I took a book away with me on our recent family holiday. It had been sitting on my, "pile to read", shelf for a good few years, and it didn't disappoint. 

If you, like me, have been summoned by The Greater part in you to lead and live a more simplified life that truly matters at your core, then you'll get a lot out of this book (if you haven't read it already). 

It's a great companion as you go on your quest to peel back what is no longer for you. Amen to you for being brave and courageous to listen to your heart; a true legend you are.

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I’ve been less inclined to be on social media recently. To me, it’s bombarded with ads, peeps I don’t know, feels “noisy”, algorithm-ised to the max and the feed just doesn’t end!

I actually don’t scroll on here or get sucked into a vortex and end up a zombie. I do look at reels for inspo, check DMs as peeps reach out to do business, potential clients want to work with me and then I tap out.

But something in me just doesn’t feel the same desire I once had to always be on here. Something in me is saying, “live and drink in the life that is around you.” And I’m listening.

Maybe I’ll tap out for a few months. For now, I’m just off it more and will commit to Sacred Sundays of no socials. That feels like a nice place to begin.

I’ve definitely noticed already how much more time I have, space to tap into myself and my life, and am very much enjoying the additional peace in my mind.

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