47 | When Ambition Meets Stillness: Finding Strength in Slowing Down

⚡️Click Here To Text Monique!Are you feeling ungrounded or disconnected from your true self? Our latest episode takes you on a transformative journey of self-discovery through therapy, journaling, and meditation. Join Monique as she takes us on an unscripted journey, sharing raw and real insights fresh from a therapy session, where the realization dawned that the key to feeling grounded lies in embracing our past and present selves.Through insightful reflections and a powerful grounding exercise experienced at a recent retreat, Monique challenges the notion of productivity-driven meditation and journaling, advocating instead for a return to the simple, joyful practices of being in nature and embracing the present moment.This episode is a heartfelt call to action for those feeling detached from their inner selves, offering a fresh perspective on finding balance between our adult responsibilities and the wisdom of our inner child. Tune in now to explore your own relationship with stillness, play, and the simple pleasures of life.MENTIONEDSpelman CollegeBarnes and NobleGEMS DROPPED“Sometimes ​you're ​in ​a ​moment, ​you're ​having ​realizations,in real ​time, and ​trying ​to ​architect,organize, and ​package ​it ​is ​just ​going ​to ​kind ​of ​ruin ​it. ​And ​it ​just ​needs ​to ​be ​raw, ​it ​needs ​to ​be ​real.”“The ​thing ​is ​never ​the ​thing ​y'all. ​There's ​something ​that's ​running ​beneath ​it ​that ​is ​keeping you ​from ​doing ​whatever ​activity ​or ​habit ​or ​ritual ​or ​behavior ​it ​is ​that ​you ​want ​to ​exhibit ​or ​want ​to ​stop ​exhibiting. It's ​not ​about ​the ​behavior ​itself. ​It ​is ​about ​something ​else ​that ​is ​running ​beneath ​it.”“I ​always ​had ​my ​diary. ​It ​was ​a ​companion ​and ​it ​was ​a ​way ​that, ​I ​not ​only ​just ​consolidated ​my ​thoughts ​or ​processed my ​emotions, ​but ​it ​was ​a ​way ​that ​I ​connected ​with ​myself. ​It ​was ​like ​a ​part ​of ​a ​relationship ​that ​I ​had ​with ​myself. ​It ​was ​a ​trusted ​anchor, ​​and ​an ​expression ​of ​my ​own ​rootedness.”“The ​aspects ​of ​how ​journaling ​used ​to ​show ​up ​for ​me ​when ​I ​was ​younger and what ​was ​so ​grounding ​and ​beautiful ​about ​it ​was ​that ​there ​was ​no ​adult ​pressure. ​There ​was ​no ​pressure ​period ​on ​it.”“For ​those ​of ​you ​who ​are ​craving stillness, who ​feel ​like ​the ​relationship ​that ​you ​once ​had ​with ​yourself, where ​there ​​was ​space ​for ​no ​strings ​attached, ​no ​pressure, ​no ​expectations, where  ​you can ​just ​be ​and ​let ​your ​feelings ​flow. ​It's ​like ​you ​get ​to ​experience ​the ​fullness ​of ​yourself. ​To experience that again, make ​space ​for ​this ​other ​part ​of ​yourself, ​your inner child.”​STAY IN TOUCHCome and follow me on Instagram @moniquershields and I would love your feedback so send an email to [email protected].