Aloha homies!!! I hope everyone is well. I am feeling the energies of life today!! New changes occurring in my life…and I am excited about it. Where will it all lead? No one knows…can only enjoy the present moment at hand! Mercury retrograde may have us all feeling a certain type of way, but its not all bad like we think. In fact, during the retrograde it is the perfect time to reflect on habits and patterns of thinking that might be limiting us. It is a time to rest and reflect, which is why sometimes our technology doesn’t work, travel plans don’t go our way., etc. The universe is trying to get us all to just stop and relax for a few minutes during our crazy, wild lives! Something our western culture has a difficult time doing.

Recently I watched a video that someone shared on Facebook about women, and all of the struggles we face to be “perfect”. To live up to these unattainable standards that society attempts to force upon us. I really vibe with this video, as I can think of many times that people have made comments to me about how they think I should be living my life: in terms of the way I dress, act, behave, etc. My friend and I got to chatting about how rigid our society really is. Its as though we are born and put into these boxes before we even get a chance to discover who we really are! (The being that is under all the learned behaviors, ways of thinking, childhood/past-life traumas, etc.). Most of us act a certain way because we believe it is “the right way” to be. But have you ever stopped and really asked yourself why you are doing what you're doing? Why you like what you like? Have you asked yourself if you’re happy with the “persona” you’ve created within your mind? Newsflash! These are all just thoughts in your mind. Not the real you. You can be who you want at anytime you want. Time is always moving, change is always happening. Nothing is stagnant. Everyday we are born again. Remember this when you feel you want to change, when you want to let the real you out! When suddenly the life you think you wanted doesn’t make sense any more! Its ok to feel lost, confused, sad, happy, angry. Its ok to feel all of it…it is apart of the human experience.

Society sets us up to limit us. It categorizes us and tells us who we should be. But humanity is a spectrum, its a rainbow of colors! To think that billions of us could be categorized into a few labels is insane!! The beauty of humanity is that we are all unique, we all have our own gifts and passions that we are born with to share with the world, or to just share with ourselves! Point is: its YOUR life. At the end of it all, the opinions of others won’t matter, they don’t matter now. No one knows you better than yourself. No one knows what you need more than you.

We were not brought into this world to look the same, act the same, be the same. We were brought here to share our dreams and our passions with one another. To share and to give and to live in love. When we don’t express who we really are, we hold this within ourselves. This can create stuck emotions that can lead to physical and mental ailments. When we are not who we are truly meant to be, not only us suffer, but the whole world suffers! Just look around at how unhappy most people actually are….we all drown it in drugs, alcohol, media, other people. We use these things as a way to run away from the fear of how unhappy we are that we are afraid to be ourselves. And yes it is scary….but most things worth fighting for in this life are scary. But you will find that the grass is truly greener on the other side. So take the leap, make the jump…do what it is that sets your heart on fire. Because I guarantee you will thank yourself, and so will the rest of the world.

I am really passionate about this topic as it really hits home for me. My whole journey thus far I always felt like I was chained down, forced to fit in when I knew deep down that to be like everyone else…to follow the “normal path” laid out in front of me, was just something that I would never be able to do (unless I wanted to be really unhappy). This caused me a lot of pain and suffering…and thus I projected this out to the world. But I’ve have been trying my best to heal the wounds first in myself, and to also help others by living a life in which I choose to love others for who they are. It can be challenging at times, but it is worth the struggle. I want you all to know, whoever reads this…that you are already everything you ever need to be. Already perfectly imperfect! And you can do anything you want to do…just trust and listen to yourself. We can do this!!

Mahalo,

Rylee