“The truth for most of us—especially those of us who are incredibly sensitive (i.e. able to sense more)—is that we first come to know our purpose through our ‘shadow sensitivities,’ which is another way to say trauma.”
“There’s already a rhythm at play. It’s been there our whole lives. And we only have to listen and find it. Get back in touch with it.”
“We visionaries have an overdeveloped ability to envision. And, because of that, sometimes we rely more on visions than we do on taking action. And we get ourselves so freaked out with anticipation that we never end up really going for it, really testing out our theories.”
“But it’s not so black or white. This or that. Success or failure. There can be nuance, even if it’s uncomfortable. We can not have our expectations fully met and still stick with it. Still choose ourselves. Not feel like we’re failures just because things didn’t go to plan.”
“Our solution doesn’t have to be to run away from the world. To hide away in fear. We can have more faith in ourselves. We can know that we’re far more capable than we realize. That we’re building capacity. Capacity to be fully engaged in the world and experience intensity and still be able to hold it.”
“But, so often, we visionaries get so seduced by the wonders of the mind that we miss out on action. Because the dreaminess of the possibilities is a lot more exciting than the reality.”
“Showing up is vulnerable. It’s a deep surrender. It’s kind of saying, ‘I have no fucking idea what’s going to happen, and I might be totally wasting my time, but I have a vision that feels real to me, and I’m showing up for it.'”
“We have this illusion to all of life is fixed. Like our home is standing in place, our relationship is static, and even our own sense of self is well-formed. But the truth is the only things that are truly fixed are dead. Everything that’s alive is moving.”
“To be pulled, we have to believe that we are geniuses. That we have a genius. That we’re not pushing ourselves to change and become worthy. We’re just being pulled deeper into the gravitational force of our genius.”
“It’s frustrating—as visionaries, it’s frustrating to see a vision so clearly and know we’re meant to do something big and then see little to no momentum. We can feel the potential. But the first few days, weeks, months, or even sometimes years can be slow moving. Slow enough to make us doubt ourselves and want to give up.”