:: To the unknowing eye, breaking down appears to be failure. When in truth, it is a beckoning for empowered emergence ::

During these huge astrological shifts of retrogrades, eclipses, and full moons I have heard many feel like they are breaking down.

When in fact they are really just BUILDING ANEW!

Energetically, it feels that our emotions go in waves. There are moments where we feel like finally we have a breath of air and stillness, to only meet more challenges coming our way.

These challenges are honing your vision for what you TRULY WANT.

Our soul's purpose is front and center.

This is no longer a time where we can avoid.
This is no longer a time where we can try to float by.
This is no longer a time where we can suppress and hope it goes away.
These challenging times are put into place to only show you what your TRUE PURPOSE is.
It's a time that activates your dharma.

Our ego wants to stay in the perceived comfortability of the constant.

But it is in the dynamic changes that we transform.
The collective consciousness is moving into a new time.

A time where we look within.
A time where our best selves are being called forth.
A time to open our hearts to possibilities.

Again,

"To the unknowing eye, breaking down appears to be failure. When in truth, it is a beckoning for empowered emergence"

​-Julie
Xo

After every momentous day, I always take time to reflect. This time I reflect on another cycle, another year. I just celebrated my birth and realized I'm the happiest I've ever been.

I've caught myself a few times wanting to share with the world the adventures I've been on but stopped myself each time. I've given clues but never the full extent. I paused and asked myself why. Why am I stopping myself from sharing my happy moments?

And then it came to me. I was ashamed. I didn't want my friends or family to know I was happy because they, themselves were struggling. I didn't want to share because I was scared they would hate me. All of a sudden, I didn't feel relatable. I was ashamed of being joyous because it separated me from everyone else.

That's not to say that I haven't suffered. That's exactly what brought me on the path of spirituality in the first place. There were so many nights that I didn't want to continue on any longer. It was the only thing that resonated with my soul. I also want to be clear, that I didn't pursue spirituality as an escape from my body. I walked down the path so that I could return home back to me, and the power within.

My ongoing journey of spirituality is the commitment to the evolution of self.  That means understanding every facet of myself better and not being afraid of what I will uncover. For lack of a better word it means being courageous and stepping into the unknown to see who you've always been to find that you are the creator.

And I decided to create my own happiness.

When I caught myself feelings ashamed, I realized I needed to break that. I need to fully own the lifestyle I created. And hope that it inspires others to do the same.

To walk away from the confines of our mind that says things to us out of fear.

I went through many dark nights of the soul to arrive at this surprise moment of: "oh my god! I'm happy"! I've been manifesting everything that I've been wanting.

I hope this inspires you to do the same. To proudly show the world that you're happy because the world needs it.
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Everyday we are bombarded with information from the media such as the news, social, friends, work that are not joyous vibration. What do you think the percentage of information you receive daily is positive? It's not a lot.

So if you're happy or having a joyous moment PLEASE see my story as an example and SHARE IT! Break the noise of negativity with laughter, smiles, and fun!

The world needs your joy.

And please don't be ashamed to share it.

All my love,

Julie

As I walk down the school hallway, an acquaintance joyfully says hi to me.  I peer up from looking at the ground; entranced from watching my feet move one step in front of the other, I didn’t even process that someone was speaking to me.  I catch a glimpse of who says hi to me, quickly say hi back, and then go right back to watching my feet. 
 
That was 13 year-old me.  I had these 80’s style wide rimmed glasses.   I chose them because they were similar to my sister’s, who I thought was the coolest person on the planet.  The glasses didn’t quite fit on my tiny adolescent face; they constantly slid down my nose.  To top it off I had braces, which I endured for four years.  There I was, this petite girl with her face covered in metal and plastic.  I was gaining my bearings on life.  I was learning to be comfortable in a body that was changing.   But what was really happening was that I was embarrassed and ashamed of being me.  I didn’t like looking in the mirror so why would anyone else want to see me?
 
And that right there is the good stuff.  That belief system is what the me-now is turning upside down.   I’m changing things up, connecting with that 13-year-old me and saying it’s not only okay, it’s good, it’s healthy, it’s empowering to show up and be seen.
 
It is our light, not our darkness that most frightens us. We ask ourselves, who am I to be brilliant, gorgeous, talented, fabulous? Actually, who are you not to be? As we let our own light shine, we unconsciously give other people permission to do the same. As we are liberated from our own fear, our presence automatically liberates others. – Marriane Williamson
 
My 13 year-old self created this paradigm where I felt it was safer to hide who I was. It’s far scarier to truly show up, shine, risk being fully seen than to give up only a part of yourself, a glimpse of who you truly are.  I believe that all of us suffer from the hiding syndrome.  We hide who we are, our talents, our expression, etc., in fear of whether or not we will be accepted or welcomed.   It’s up to You to accept You.  Don’t give that power away.
 
And be WILDLY you! Let out that healer, warrior, teacher, visionary, creator, etc., and you’ll inspire others to do the same.  Be brave and shine!
 
Show up. Be bold. Be authentically you!