“Wow…you’ve changed.”

“Wow…. you’ve changed.”

It’s easy to attach negative energy to a statement like this… especially depending on WHO it is that is saying it to you.

I’ve had this said to me before and you know what I thought…

Yeah… Yeah I f*cking have!

I have changed SO much.

💨 I am no longer a pushover.

I no longer whisper my boundaries in the hopes of someone maybe sorta hearing me.

I stopped treating myself like shit via romantic partners and questionable life choices.

👣 I stopped running.

🌱I no longer expect things from people that I can barely offer myself; but I leave room for hope that I always have something to learn in this exchange.

I take my time. And I dig in. And I trust. (ok, well I am still working on that one)

☠️But I no longer self-sabotage in the name of empathy or “helping” others.

👂 I listen…to myself. To the universe. To others.

I stopped fighting love, and fighting for it.

🦋 I realized I am not for everyone, and with that- I realized that I am so much more intelligent and capable then I ever thought I could be. And that self worth isn’t wrapped up in totems of “sexiness” or productivity - or fake pursuits of pleasure or instant gratification.

🔮I stopped pretending I wasn’t magickal and powerful, and fully acknowledge that there are still pieces of me that need tending too as well.

Bottom line is… change is kinda the one thing we sign up for as living beings. And for some reason we seem to pit it against one another or even, ourselves. I guess the witchy question here would be - have you changed for you? Or have you morphed into someone else’s ideals?

I have witnessed deep transformation in the years I’ve devoted to this Thriving community. Within me and within you.

If you read that and you’re like, “yep it’s me!”...

What’s been the biggest change for you this year and beyond?

What have you seen in yourself? Or are no longer available for?

XO

Emily Rose