hey, pepita.

one of the bajillion things that drive me wild about self-proclaimed experts who insist that their system or strategy is the best + only one you’ll ever need, is the utter untruthiness of it lol

my momma raised me to despise a lie, and this one is a big ‘un

i’ve had a set of tabs up on my computer for moooonths

like, literally… i checked the version history + it’s been five months that these graphics i created have been hanging out, patiently waiting for me to give them a little more love + finish writing about them

which is ironic because after five DAYS of feeling ignored in dating, i’m OUT. they certainly didn’t learn that patience from me

anyway… two graphics

one, a claiming phrase. the other, a rally cry

both attempts to inspire + support myself during a tough upcoming transition

neither ended up being the thing for me at the time, but both very well COULD have been

every so often i would open up that set of tabs + be a bit bolstered by the messages

and today they feel like two sides of a coin that will absolutely help me now

we are fluid feelers with human hopes + endless constraints within which we much move —

a whole host of evolving variables that affect our resources, motivation, capacity + inclination in any given moment, or any stretch of time

and this calls for a menu of approaches + tools

a claiming phrase is something you can say to cultivate beliefs you wish to claim for yourself, to help them become truths you wear like a second loving skin

it’s aspirational… not inaccessible

it’s inspirational… without feeling unattainable

it feels like it could actually BE true (even if it doesn’t FEEL quite true just yet)

it has a resonant ring that feels good in the mouth + satisfying to the soul

a claiming phrase helps you get where you want to be by waking up the parts of you already there

it helps you say what you mean, so you can more deeply mean what you say

and a rally cry… helps you rally lol

it reaches deep to what you want the most + helps you resource yourself with all the power, strength, sass + oomph you need to get there

just like a claiming phrase, but from a different vantage point, with a different energy

it’s an imperative, a command, a call to sacred action

we’re all just out here, seeking to strike balance between doing hard things + allowing ease where we can

prioritizing the deep self-care tough times call for with the get-up-and-go they demand

you are way too multifaceted to ever settle for singularity of approach

whether you feel called to hustle + flow in singular sacred harmony or buckle down, buckle up + buck the fuck up…

you got this, bloom

so go get it

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