Listen. Because listening’s important:
Hi and welcome to the Re-Enchant Your Life reminder.
Your sacred pause in the day where you’re encouraged to take a moment to stop and tune into your inner wisdom and become present, so that you can reconnect to your personal power and confidently embrace who you’re becoming, as you Re-Enchant Your life and create the change you truly desire.
Today you’re being reminded to stop apologising.
It’s time to stop being sorry.
Of course, this isn’t about not being sorry if you have caused harm, this is about not apologising for being you.
Women, in particular, have often been taught from a young age that they should be quiet and demure. Taught to be small, and not to take up space.
Taught that it’s more lady-like to cross your legs whilst sitting, whilst men generally have no problem taking up all the space with their ‘man-spreading’ lol, but if a woman was to sit the same way, she may receive a few judgemental looks.
We live in a society that teaches women that the smaller her physical size the more attractive and acceptable she is.
The quieter she is, the ‘nicer’ and more polite she must be.
If a woman raises her voice, she can be called shrill, emotional or high-maintenance. A man does the same thing he is powerful, passionate and assertive.
The world isn’t fair, but don’t let is stop you from being you.
Take up space.
Unapologetically take up space with your voice, your feelings, your dreams, your passions and your physicality.
Use your voice. Have strong opinions. Honour all of your feelings. Enjoy all of your body.
Stop apologising for being you.
Stop being sorry for any part of you or your life that doesn’t conform to what other people expect or want from you.
It’s your life, you get to create your own rules and standards.
In this very moment, pause, and take a breath. As you honour all that you are.
Today’s SHEro Action:
Today’s SHEro action is to take up space.
Honour who you are.
Where have you been keeping yourself quiet, keeping yourself small?
What are have you been suppressing and not saying?
What can you do today that allows you to take up more space in the world?
Perhaps to share an opinion or a dream, to ignore that voice in your head that tells you to ‘shh’ or that you can’t (is that voice even yours anyway?)
Maybe it’s time to dress bolder, speak up louder and not care about being judged.
Pause, and take a breath. As you allow yourself to take up space.
Today’s Affirmation:
“I honour who I am”
I’ll see you tomorrow for your daily reminder to Re-Enchant Your Life with me, Rebecca-Anuwen,
In the meantime, enjoy being your on Your SHEro’s Journey!
PostScript
Last week I spoke about my love of the SHEro Power Pose in relation to how it helps to ground you into your truth so that you feel more present.
But another reason I love it, is because it encourages you to take up space.
You stand up with your head held high, your arms stretched up and out to the sky and your feet firmly rooted to the floor further than hip width apart.
You are physically taking up more space with your own body.
As you take up more space with your body, it encourages you to take up more space with your thoughts, your feelings, your dreams and your desires.
It also increases your confidence; it is after all a victorious posture – think of the pose people make when they cross the finish line of a sprint.
As your winning-confidence increases it becomes easier for you to unapologetically take up space with your voice, your needs and your truth.
It becomes easier for you to be unapologetically you.
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