I’m getting ready to bring my daughter back to college. We were talking about her old patterns of driving toward success. In high school, she was constantly reaching for “the next” – the next goal, the next milestone, the next threshold.
When she left for her first semester, she had landed in a place where she agreed she wanted college to be about learning and growth, not necessarily success markers. Something arose last week that challenged her to stick with that mindset.
“It’s so hard,” she said. “My mind keeps telling me that if I don’t push myself, I’ll fall behind.”
Ugh. I know that space. She didn’t suck that off the grass. She inherited it. So we work on it together.
I know we aren’t alone in this. I suspect some of your old stuff is coming up right now. It’s the final gift of this “snake” year we are in, which won’t end until the Lunar New Year on February 17.
If you haven’t felt quite into the New Year energy, it’s likely because your body and soul know that you still have a few weeks to shed old layers.
As old stuff comes up, just know it doesn’t mean you haven’t done “your work” on it. In fact, it’s just the opposite. You are getting a final clearing of these old wounds to prepare you for what is coming.
I talk more about why these old wounds are showing up—and what to do with them—in my latest video, which you can watch here:
January Energy Shift: Why Healed Wounds Are Coming Back (And What to Do)
In the meantime, just remember you aren’t alone. I’m right there with you!
With love,
Patty
