Heavy times. And yet…
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Why external chaos mirrors what’s happening inside you
Growth doesn’t wait for the world to calm down
Your gifts were placed in your heart because they’re meant to exist
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It would not have been placed in your heart if it was not meant to come into existence.
What I'm Seeing
Heavy times…
And yet, there’s a stirring in you.
What’s that about?
When the world feels divided, loud, fearful, or uncertain, it’s easy to think the problem is “out there.” But so often, what we’re witnessing in the collective is simply a mirror of what’s happening inside each of us.
Moments like these invite deeper questions… like…
Where might I be holding myself back in fear, lack, or limitation?
What am I giving my power and energy away to?
Not as judgment or blame, but as awareness.
Because awareness is always the first doorway to change. ALWAYS. Celebrate anytime you become aware of a pattern, seriously!
What I know for sure is that growth doesn’t begin when the world calms down. Growth begins when we decide to demand more from ourselves. When we pause long enough to notice where we’ve been shrinking, doubting, or disconnecting from our own truth… and then choose something else.
Like… Love over fear.
Purpose over paralysis.
Contribution over contraction.
And I know… this can sound counterintuitive. If you’re anything like me, you were taught to wait until things feel safer, clearer, or easier before stepping forward.
I thought that too, for a long time. But the science of achievement tells us something powerful: progress happens when we raise our standards, our focus, and our energy first.
What If?
The art of fulfillment reminds us that meaning comes from using our gifts in service of something bigger than ourselves, but that begins with ourselves. Choosing growth, progress, taking steps in the face of fear.
And here’s what I want you to hear today…. clearly… because this is the truth…
You have been given extraordinary gifts.
Your voice matters.
Your presence matters.
Your willingness to show up with courage and compassion matters.
You are not meant to dim your light in uncertain times.
You are meant to be the light. In your families, communities, schools, cities, countries.
To be clear, this is NOT about perfection. We’re human, and we’re not always going to get it right. This is about alignment. Choosing, again and again, to live from a place of love, intention, and truth, even when the world feels messy. Especially then.
And I know what you’re thinking because I thought the same thing for a long, long, long time: “Who am I to….” fill in the blank.
My simple answer: it would not have been placed in your heart if it was not meant to come into existence.
This isn’t reserved for just a few “lucky ones” - nope. Higher levels of awareness, fulfillment, and impact are possible for everyone. Including you. Right now. Right where you are.
Micro-Moves
So today, ask yourself:
What would love ask of me next?
How might I use my gifts more fully?
Who could benefit if I showed up just a little more convicted?
(because our country is watching… our kids are watching… your peers are watching)
You are capable of SO MUCH more than you’ve been told.
You are stronger than the moment you’re in.
And you are part of the rising we’re all being called into.
With belief in your magnificence,
Laura