The Lesson I Kept Ignoring

This week my body stopped me in my tracks. A massive hip and nerve flare-up that had me barely able to walk, leaning on my partner, leaning on my family, completely surrendered. And in that stillness, something cracked open. This episode is what came through.I share what's been happening physically, a flare-up bigger than anything I've experienced before, and why I don't think it's a coincidence. Our bodies are so smart. They will find a way to get our attention when we've been ignoring every other sign.I get honest about what I think my body has been trying to tell me. That I've been tapping in and out. Doing things for everyone else. Playing small in the exact areas where I have the biggest vision.And then I go there. The fear. The stepping in, stepping out, stepping in, stepping out. The moment I see no results and I pull myself back into hiding. I've been waiting for someone to approve me before I fully show up, and this pain portal brought me face to face with that.The lesson that came through is the one I'm taking with me from here: I give myself the approval. I stop waiting. I put out my art, my words, my magic, and I trust that the people who need it are already there, even if they never hit like.Your body knows. When it forces you to stop, stop and listen. Playing small isn't safe. It costs you more than being seen ever will. The results are not in the likes or the comments. You don't know who your words are reaching or what they're changing. You don't need permission. Give yourself the approval and move."I just wanna create art. I wanna be in my magic. And not be sitting there waiting for somebody to approve it."Where are you playing small right now? Where do you already know what you want but you keep stepping back every time it gets scary? Sit with that this week. That's where your next move lives.Where stories come alive. Publishing - www.thedaringpress.com Bookshop - www.thedaringbookshop.com Writing -  https://www.instagram.com/jennallittle/ https://www.instagram.com/jennadaringauthor/