147 - You're Not Going Backwards - You're Going Up a Level.

[upbeat music] Why do things feel more challenging as we progress? Have you ever wondered why things can feel more challenging as you progress? And the reason I'm speaking to this is I know I've been...

Some of you in the community have been reaching out to me and mentioning this.

And what I wanna say to that, [chuckles] yeah, always wonder this.

What I wanna say to that is, what if they aren't? Like, what if it only feels that way because life is now asking for a different version of you to respond? So consider that perhaps things aren't becoming harder as we think they are.

Perhaps your soul is simply asking for more of you to come forward.

So just notice the story we're making about what we're, we're going through in life.

It's very easy to jump on the hard bandwagon.

But what if instead we change our perspective and go, "Well, life is actually presenting you with opportunities, with invitations disguised as challenge, to show up as the woman that you're becoming in situations that would have once completely unseated you." What if the floor that you're standing on today...

And some people might feel like, "Oh, I'm at rock bottom." [chuckles] What if the floor that you're standing on today was actually the ceiling that you were reaching towards, that you were praying for? We think we're on the floor, but we don't realize we've gone a, a level up.

We've gone up to the next level.

I see this time, and time, and time again, but our mind tells us, "I've gone backwards." I hear this all the time.

You are not going backwards.

You are evolving.

And yes, with that evolvement, opportunities are coming because life wants you to evolve.

And how quickly you evolve, that's up to you.

That's up to you and what you do with these opportunities, right? Whether you see them as a setback, whether you see them as punishment, whether you see them and you make meaning, and this means that I've done something wrong or I've taken a wrong step.

Like, look at the story your mind is telling you about this, and just ask, "What if that's not true? What if things aren't getting more challenging?" Right? Because your soul knows, and tap in with your soul when this happens.

Your soul knows that this version of you is ready to meet what the previous version of you avoided.

Consider that.

So the relationship conflict, or the money issue, or something that suddenly appeared that feels like I've gotta deal with this.

Your soul knows that the you that you're becoming, the you that you're stepping forward as, that you're now letting lead, has capacity for this, is able to meet this, what the old identity avoided because he didn't have capacity for it then.

So if that's you, congratulations.

You've arrived.

Okay? That's what your soul would say.

Would celebrate the fact that you're on that next level.