Put yourself through a shredder.

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I had this thought this morning as I drove back home from dropping my kids off at their summer camp. The thought was that I had been put through a shredder.

I don’t know where the thought came from, it made me laugh and a bit confused, but really once I started to think about it, I understood the visual.

I imagined that I was somehow dropped into a paper shredder (and that I myself and my life was a document) and it came out it little strips.

I could discard pieces. I could tape together pieces I wanted to save. I could start over completely.

Last week, I was on the verge of launching something new that I had been working on and was so fucking excited about. But, then little nudges and big shifts came out and kept tugging at me saying, “not now.”

I ended up wiping my calendar last week and postponing the epic creation. It was like I put my life (well my work/creative/service) life on hold. My time and attention was needed in other places. With my family.

This pause was unexpected and I really didn’t want it - I wanted to launch the thing. But, at the same time it felt perfectly aligned. And, as I entered this week with a mostly blank calendar I am going through the pieces of what was, what I have been dreaming up and what will be.

It’s like I was put through a shredder and now I get to decide what pieces to let go of, what pieces to put back together, which to burn, which to re-write AND what order I want to put them in.

It feels freeing and exciting and also really fucking frustrating in some movements. But, I know from experience that leaning into and allowing that frustration to open up will birth some radical realizations and gifts for myself and to share with you.

Now to you, I invite you to put yourself through this magical shredder.

1. What pieces are you letting go of? Or even to burn?

2. What pieces do you want to heal/repair/nurture?

3. What pieces do you want to re-write?

4. Where do you want to start over with a whole new sheet?

We can make changes at any time.
We can reflect on what is working and what is not at any time.
We can set intentions at any time.
We can forgive and let go at any time.

And also a reminder that life goes in cycles. If you are having a more challenging time - please be kind to yourself, nurture yourself and know that this is just a period of time. Acknowledge yourself, and also connect with others.

Life can feel really lonely, even if you are surrounded by people (even people you love). We can feel like know one understands and they may not as your experience of your life, your past, your thoughts is your own. But, even in that - please allow yourself to see that all of us humans are just trying to figure it out as we go.

You aren’t alone in the experience of being human.

xo, Tricia

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