Hey beautiful soul,
Writing to you from Lisbon, where my dog Hope is curled up on the bed in the thick of my first summer in this city. A year ago, on a family holiday in the Scottish countryside, I put down a very large deposit on an apartment I had never seen.
It was a leap of faith.
And it came from a knowing that I was ready to love my self enough not to settle. Not to do the thing I knew because it would be ‘easy’ but to go after what my heart wanted.
I know how easy it is to look at the parts of yourself that still feel stuck or reactive or tender and believe they’re evidence that you’re not ready yet… not healed enough… not evolved enough to go where you want to go.
But the truth is growth doesn’t mean perfection.
It means choosing something new, even when the old patterns feel hard to break.
It means accessing the version of you who makes choices from what is possible, not what she’s settled for.
This happens even in the tiniest moments love.
Just today I re-negotiated with the part of myself that told me everything had to be hard. The result? Power, ease and joy - all within minutes. I’m not saying it’s always my default, but I am saying it’s possible.
It’s why I’m starting a weekly newsletter called Notes From Your Next Level Self — to keep reminding us both that we can create whatever is we desire.
It’s totally free and you’ll only get it by clicking this link.
And I’d love to know what lands from today - how your body feels, the parts of you in contraction and the parts that are so ready.
Thanks for being here and being you.
With love and fire,
Jo
PS If you haven’t officially joined Notes From Your Next Level Self yet, sign up here
PPS You are so capable of making change in your life. Don’t forget that ❤️
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