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This month, we’re exploring a special kind of magic that arises from the vulnerable space of 'not knowing': building self-trust and emotional resilience

Self-trust is about firmly believing in our own reliability, truth, ability and strength. It is the ability to make empowered decisions based on our own inner knowing, rather than seeking external approval, validation or permission. It is believing that, deep down, we do have the answer when it comes to what’s best for us and we are capable of getting back up when we fall. It's taking radical responsibility for our own life.

Yet, trusting ourselves can be challenging if at some point in our life, what we felt was intuitively right was made wrong— we made it mean that we could not be trusted with our own answers. Our questions needed to be answered by the external world. Unconsciously, we may have chosen to rely on anything and everything outside of ourselves to finally point us in the "right" direction— even when it meant betraying our truth.

Until we (obviously) got lost: following someone else’s path is how we deviate from our own.

Dear creative mind, your compass was indeed never wrong. All along, it was pointing to your North. It may not feel this way right now, but you can trust your own guidance.

The truth is— most of the time, you already know the answer. You're just looking for someone to give you permission. And that person can be... you.

Sometimes "knowing the answer" can sound like “I don’t know… But I trust myself in figuring it out”. Or “I’m not sure, but I trust in my ability to find a solution if this is not the right approach.”

There are times where we simply need to accept that, here and now, we may not know the whats, whens and hows. And that's okay.

Actually, there's a special kind of magic that lies in the not-knowing space. That's where we may get a chance to foster a deeper connection to ourselves and build self-trust. By welcoming the vulnerability that comes with unanswered questions and the wobbliness we may experience as we choose to take steps nevertheless, we may finally get a chance to hear the answers within.

In this not-knowing space, we may get a chance to witness our own power.

If you feel unclear about what to do in this season of your life + work, I hope you can find peace in knowing you’re not really supposed to foresee every step you’ll take on this path.

You can choose to trust in taking the very next best step you can see, and go from there— trusting that answers will be revealed in time.