hey, chicken strip.

🚨 stop joining communities to be polite

pssst: you can sub “joining communities” with whatever else you’re doing because it would feel rude or uncomfortable not to

you work, feel + love too damn hard to slowly smother yourself under the weight of being a “good” friend, colleague, partner or lover

it may feel easier to just click “accept” on that group invite than to say it’s not a good fit for you right now

same for the new client, volunteer position, date invite or collab request you’d rather decline

i know… speaking up can be tough, and risking hurt feelings never feels good

but when, sweet bloom, did your own experience of peace start to look like so much obligation, discomfort + ennui?

you may be tempted to list a litany of appointments + engagements that OBVIOUSLY prevent you from attending that event you’re not interested in rather than risk feeling like an asshole for not going

but every time you put yourself in a position to do something you don’t actually want to do so that someone ELSE will feel better, you’re not doing anyone any favors

what you’re doing is selling yourself out

telling yourself + the world that what you want doesn’t matter. that your joy + peace is expendable

and you know who else you’re selling out when you do that?

everyone else out who might dare to live a life that DOESN’T default to putting other people’s wants + needs over their own

every time you take the “easy” route of saying okay + suffering rather than saying no + seeking peace, you make it that much tougher for others to choose peace, too

wouldn’t you rather normalize JOY than martyrdom, standardized dissatisfaction + regret?

you can act in a way that helps create the world you’d rather inhabit or that keeps you tethered to the one you’re in

and that choice affects everyone around you — directly + indirectly, in terms of what you bring to them as well as what they start to see as possible or not

to be clear — this isn’t about never doing anything ever that you’d rather not do when you know it’ll mean the world to someone you love or want to support

it’s about being intentional with those decisions, and starting to put yourself on your own damn list — even if it means knocking someone off it here + there

imagine, for a moment, the kind of clarity + joy that can come from a space cleared of so much noise + chaotic chatter

and wow, imagine the quality of aligned ACTION that’s possible from there

the UPRISING inner sanctum is a place that helps you KEEP making those kinds of decisions amidst all the noise telling you not to

but if it doesn’t inspire you to be there, the last thing i want is for you to join

if you’d like to have a chat about it, you can set up a free call here:

calendly.com/thriveandbloom/possibilities

xxoo, cc

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