Lovely friends,
Have you ever had one of those stretches where you can feel something changing inside of you even though your life looks pretty much the same from the outside? I’ve had this happen many times over the years, and it can be such a strange feeling. Nothing is necessarily wrong, there may not be one big event you can point to, but you know you’re looking at things a little differently.
Sometimes I notice it because things I used to care about suddenly don’t have the same pull. I might find myself less interested in a routine, an idea, a goal, or even something I was really excited about six months ago. Other times I just feel restless and start wondering what I want next. I’ve learned to pay attention when that happens instead of immediately assuming I need to fix something.
I think we have a hard time giving ourselves permission to change.
We get used to knowing who we are and what we like. We build routines around that person, make plans from that perspective, and sometimes other people get very comfortable with that version of us too. Then something starts shifting and we wonder why we suddenly feel different.
After doing spiritual work for so many years, I’ve come to see these periods as part of our growth. We are constantly taking in new experiences, learning things about ourselves, healing old stuff, developing our intuition, changing our priorities, and hopefully becoming a little wiser along the way. Of course there are going to be moments when the life we created from an earlier version of ourselves needs some adjusting.
I think the uncomfortable part is the space in between.
You can feel that something has changed, but you don’t necessarily know what you want to do with that information yet. Maybe you know you’re ready for something new in your work, relationships, spiritual practice, creativity, or daily life, but you couldn’t tell somebody exactly what that new thing is if they asked you.
My brain loves an answer, so this can be challenging for me. I like knowing what I’m doing. I like a plan. Give me a list and let me start checking things off and I am very happy. 💜
Spiritual growth doesn’t always cooperate with my love of lists.
Sometimes I have to live with an idea for a while. I need to notice what keeps coming back, what feels interesting, what I’ve started resisting, and where my energy naturally wants to go. When I give myself enough room to do that, I usually start understanding the shift without having to chase an answer.
I also think our bodies have a lot to say during these times. When we are changing something internally, our nervous system may need a little time to catch up. Even a change we genuinely want can feel unfamiliar, and unfamiliar can make the body a little nervous.
That’s one reason I’ve become much more interested in the connection between spirituality, energy, and the nervous system. We can have a beautiful intuitive realization about where we want to go next, but we still have a human body that likes familiarity and wants to know we’re safe. Giving ourselves some quiet, grounding, rest, meditation, Reiki, time outside, or whatever helps us settle can make it much easier to hear what is actually going on underneath all the mental noise.
I’ve also stopped believing that every period of growth has to produce some shiny new version of me.
Sometimes growth is realizing I don’t want to do something anymore. Sometimes it’s caring less about what somebody thinks. It can be changing a boundary, trusting my intuition sooner, wanting more peace in my life, or discovering that something I thought I wanted really doesn’t fit me anymore.
Those changes count.
One of the things I’ve learned through working with Spirit is that clarity tends to come in pieces. I might understand one part now and another part a month from now. An idea may keep returning until I finally explore it, or something I thought was important may quietly fade away.
I don’t need to turn every internal shift into a giant life decision.
Sometimes I just need to notice it.
If you’ve been feeling a little different lately, give yourself some room to be curious about it. Notice what feels good in your life right now and what feels like it has run its course. Pay attention to what keeps getting your attention, where your body relaxes, what gives you energy, and what you’ve been doing mostly because you’re used to doing it.
You can also bring Spirit into that conversation without demanding an immediate answer. I like simple prayers when I’m in this kind of space. Something as easy as, “Spirit, help me understand what is changing within me and show me what I’m ready to see.” Then I go live my life and pay attention.
The answer may show up while I’m meditating, but it might just as easily come while I’m driving, taking a shower, talking to somebody, or doing something completely ordinary. That has happened enough times over the years that I’ve learned to leave some room for Spirit to surprise me.
This is also part of why I created my Soul Ascension with Angels meditation. I wanted to create a place where you can get quiet, settle your energy, connect with your spiritual team, and give yourself some room to experience whatever is shifting within you without needing to figure everything out at once.
If you’re in one of those in-between places right now, be gentle with yourself while you’re there. You are allowed to take your time, change your mind, explore something new, and discover that what matters to you now looks different from what mattered a year ago.
We are supposed to keep growing.
I think it would be pretty boring if we had ourselves completely figured out already. 💜
Much love,
Lisa 💜
There are times where you can feel something shifting inside of you, even if nothing on the outside has fully changed yet.
It is subtle, but it is there.
You might notice you are thinking differently.
You may feel less interested in things that used to matter so much.
Or you might just feel a little off without being able to explain why.
This is usually where people start questioning themselves.
They wonder if they are overthinking.
They try to push through it.
They look for something to fix.
But this kind of feeling is not something to rush past.
It is a shift.
💜 The In Between Space
This space you are in is not a mistake.
It is a transition.
You are not where you used to be, but you are not fully settled into what is next yet either.
That can feel uncomfortable.
Your mind may try to fill in the gaps.
Your body may feel a little unsettled.
You may want answers faster than they are coming.
But growth rarely feels clear while it is happening.
It feels like this.
A little uncertain.
A little stretched.
A little quieter than usual.
That does not mean you are doing anything wrong.
It means something is opening.
💜 Let Your Energy Catch Up
One of the biggest things I see people do in this space is try to think their way through it.
They want clarity.
They want direction.
They want to understand what is next.
And while clarity does come, it usually does not come from pushing harder.
It comes from settling.
Your energy needs time to adjust.
Your body needs space to process.
Your nervous system needs a moment to feel safe in the change.
When you give yourself that space, things begin to come into focus naturally.
Not all at once.
But enough for the next step.
💜 You Do Not Need to Force the Next Version of You
There is a lot of pressure in personal growth to become something new.
To be better.
To be more aligned.
To reach the next level.
But most of the time, what is actually happening is simpler than that.
You are not becoming someone else.
You are letting go of what no longer fits so you can feel like yourself again in a clearer way.
That process is not loud.
It is quiet.
It is steady.
And it happens when you allow yourself to slow down enough to feel it.
💜 Simple Ways to Support Yourself Right Now
If you are in this space, keep it simple.
You do not need a full plan.
You need small moments where you can:
• sit and breathe without trying to fix anything
• notice what feels calm and what does not
• give yourself permission to not have all the answers yet
• choose what feels steady instead of what feels urgent
That is how you move through this.
Not by forcing clarity.
But by allowing it.
💜 A Gentle Way to Work With This
I created a meditation this week called Soul Ascension with Angels because this is exactly the kind of energy so many of you are in right now.
It is a quiet, supportive space to help your energy settle, lift, and realign without pushing or overthinking.
If you feel called to it, you can listen here:
🎧 [YouTube link]