thank you so very much. that’s beautifully put. your relationship to yourself is probably the most important thing at the end of the day. cheering for you as well! thank you for being here 💛
I can relate to this so much!! I'm sitting here, at the safe job, reading this (shh don't tell anyone)...I'm mustering the courage to allow myself to dream what the alternative might look like and your words made me feel so seen. Thank you so much for sharing, I feel so much less alone ❤️
Ahh, this gave me chills, Sophie. I can't thank you enough for your words. Please dream. You are capable of anything you put your mind to. I hope you know that. 💌 We're in this together. <3 Rooting for you!
Don't stop. You're already well on your way to your dreams. Good for youbto pivoting before you were settled into an office you'd already outgrown! Listening to intuition is a superpower ♡ i pick a word of the year every year and it is always a hard one. The first was "resilient" when I was being broken by my job and the world. I have also had grace, balance, and commitment (I got married that year) and right now I am without my woty, oddly enough! However my therapist suggested "acceptance"... my facial reaction to the word (🤢) the pit in my stomach (😰) and your post about growth (🌱) all feel like my intuition saying I have to do it. Thanks ♡ your writing is beautiful and voice is strong.
this is everything, thank you so very much EJ. <3 that's so amazing! it's so cool how woty it's a universal thing. i wasn't prepared for that, but pleasantly surprised! that's incredible, how the words you chose impacted your life in such profound ways. thank you for sharing. <3 i'm so glad this piece resonated with you.
thank you again for being here and for taking the time to write this. it really means a lot to me. ♡
Sofia, this is so incredibly beautiful. I feel so inspired by every single word you wrote. I could feel so strongly your progression from being so afraid, the painful growth period in between, to finally landing in that space of feeling inspired and adventurous. Thank you for sharing this. I needed it. I am rooting for you!! 💖💖
oh wow. I can’t tell you how happy you just made me, Deborah. It means so much to hear how it made you feel, and i’m so touched by the empathy that is so apparent in your words. thank YOU for being here and for being so kind 🩷 keep being you. rooting for you!!!
Love it! My word is 'independence' specifically from the corporate world. I do enjoy working corporate, but I think I can build Productivity With Care into something cool. My vision is a lifestyle brand with merch, meetups, coaching, etc. It's probably going to take time and I will likely need to work longer in corporate to get there, but I think I can do it!
thank you for sharing! <3 ahh, i love that choice. i also think that’s a great vision, and one you could definitely achieve! keep following your passion. rooting for you! 💫
This was beautiful 💖 It's genuinely rare for me to read something that makes me stop in my tracks like this made me do. So much of it resonated, reminding me of a similar night about a year ago where I too decided to change everything. Truly getting chills reading you getting back to writing like that <3 I wish the best for you, hope I get to read your book one day 🫶
Glad you found your true voice, and at such a young age too! I was in my early forties when i had your realizations. I was in my fifties before i broke out of the "life trap." Keep it up, keep smiling and being you.
It was a shattered 5th lumbar. I worked my ass off for ever single place I worked. Broke bones made myself sick, came to work anyway. Worked 90 hour weeks when it was called for. Just so I could be shoved aside? Laid off because I broke my back? No, I realized then there isn't a job out there worth killing yourself for. The good 'ol days when your loyalty to the job and their loyalty to you as a good employee were long gone. I should have seen it coming. I was passed up for promotions because I was the wrong sex, wrong color promoted to manager and then when I was training I was told to "train" the new guy. The new guy told me he was training to be manager! They didn't even have the balls to tell me I was being replaced with a black guy. A man that zero experience working as a manager!
The 9-5 grind always seemed depressing to me. It definitely isn’t for everyone. I’d rather work non stop with my passion and make less money. Great insight!!
So hopeful!!! It doesn’t matter if you’ve checked all the boxes if you feel like you’ve lost yourself ! Cheering for you
thank you so very much. that’s beautifully put. your relationship to yourself is probably the most important thing at the end of the day. cheering for you as well! thank you for being here 💛
I can relate to this so much!! I'm sitting here, at the safe job, reading this (shh don't tell anyone)...I'm mustering the courage to allow myself to dream what the alternative might look like and your words made me feel so seen. Thank you so much for sharing, I feel so much less alone ❤️
Ahh, this gave me chills, Sophie. I can't thank you enough for your words. Please dream. You are capable of anything you put your mind to. I hope you know that. 💌 We're in this together. <3 Rooting for you!
Don't stop. You're already well on your way to your dreams. Good for youbto pivoting before you were settled into an office you'd already outgrown! Listening to intuition is a superpower ♡ i pick a word of the year every year and it is always a hard one. The first was "resilient" when I was being broken by my job and the world. I have also had grace, balance, and commitment (I got married that year) and right now I am without my woty, oddly enough! However my therapist suggested "acceptance"... my facial reaction to the word (🤢) the pit in my stomach (😰) and your post about growth (🌱) all feel like my intuition saying I have to do it. Thanks ♡ your writing is beautiful and voice is strong.
this is everything, thank you so very much EJ. <3 that's so amazing! it's so cool how woty it's a universal thing. i wasn't prepared for that, but pleasantly surprised! that's incredible, how the words you chose impacted your life in such profound ways. thank you for sharing. <3 i'm so glad this piece resonated with you.
thank you again for being here and for taking the time to write this. it really means a lot to me. ♡
You're welcome 😊 I am so glad we have crossed paths here.
me too! you’re one of the greats. 💛
So amazing finding someone else who has had the privilege of having the impact of a chosen word, help refocus their journey. 🥰🙌🏻
aw, i feel the same! i love how it's a universal experience, that's incredibly cool. thank you for being here! 🤍✮⋆˙
Such a good read ✨💛
thank you 💛 i’m so glad it reached with you!
What a beautiful read. Thank you for sharing! I’m rooting for you. 💕
wow thank you 🥹💛 that’s so sweet of you! rooting for you as well!!
Writing seems to be your porpuse and it’s amazing that you listened to that little voice. Keep it up! Dreams are there to become reality ✨
this gave me chills. thank you for saying that here, it means more than you know! i will 💛 manifesting great things for you!
Sofia, this is so incredibly beautiful. I feel so inspired by every single word you wrote. I could feel so strongly your progression from being so afraid, the painful growth period in between, to finally landing in that space of feeling inspired and adventurous. Thank you for sharing this. I needed it. I am rooting for you!! 💖💖
oh wow. I can’t tell you how happy you just made me, Deborah. It means so much to hear how it made you feel, and i’m so touched by the empathy that is so apparent in your words. thank YOU for being here and for being so kind 🩷 keep being you. rooting for you!!!
Thank you friend!!🥹 We’re in this together, woooo!
Not a single disappointing read is what you have served me gurl , i love how i was nodding on each line like “oh yes”💗💗
girlieee stop this is the kindest compliment. that means the world to me!! 💌 will cherish this for a long time.
Love it! My word is 'independence' specifically from the corporate world. I do enjoy working corporate, but I think I can build Productivity With Care into something cool. My vision is a lifestyle brand with merch, meetups, coaching, etc. It's probably going to take time and I will likely need to work longer in corporate to get there, but I think I can do it!
thank you for sharing! <3 ahh, i love that choice. i also think that’s a great vision, and one you could definitely achieve! keep following your passion. rooting for you! 💫
A great read!
Thank you, Angeliki! So glad it resonated with you! <3
This! Can we all deprogram from what we were told adulthood "should" look like?!
period! most of what we were taught about adulthood was never meant to be questioned. i hope this piece helps someone realise they can. <3
This was beautiful 💖 It's genuinely rare for me to read something that makes me stop in my tracks like this made me do. So much of it resonated, reminding me of a similar night about a year ago where I too decided to change everything. Truly getting chills reading you getting back to writing like that <3 I wish the best for you, hope I get to read your book one day 🫶
ah woww. thank you so much for writing this here, I can’t express how much your words means to me.🩷
it’s so cool to hear that so many of us have similar experiences, it makes me feel like i’m never alone in any problem :’)
wishing you nothing but the best! aw, i hope i get to read yours!! thank you for making my day 🥹🩷
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Glad you found your true voice, and at such a young age too! I was in my early forties when i had your realizations. I was in my fifties before i broke out of the "life trap." Keep it up, keep smiling and being you.
Thank you, James! I’m curious, what made you break out of the “trap”? I’m glad you found your own way. You too! Thank you for being here. 💫
It was a shattered 5th lumbar. I worked my ass off for ever single place I worked. Broke bones made myself sick, came to work anyway. Worked 90 hour weeks when it was called for. Just so I could be shoved aside? Laid off because I broke my back? No, I realized then there isn't a job out there worth killing yourself for. The good 'ol days when your loyalty to the job and their loyalty to you as a good employee were long gone. I should have seen it coming. I was passed up for promotions because I was the wrong sex, wrong color promoted to manager and then when I was training I was told to "train" the new guy. The new guy told me he was training to be manager! They didn't even have the balls to tell me I was being replaced with a black guy. A man that zero experience working as a manager!
The 9-5 grind always seemed depressing to me. It definitely isn’t for everyone. I’d rather work non stop with my passion and make less money. Great insight!!
I get that. i’m so glad you have a passion that drives you! thank you so much <3