Let This Be the Moment You Come Back to Yourself

Let’s get you back to what lights you up!

A few months ago, I left my corporate job to build this business. And in the quiet that followed, I found myself writing again—something I hadn’t done in a long time.

Life had gotten busy, and honestly, it was hard to make the time.

Has that ever happened to you?

You start with the best intentions, and then a month—or maybe even years—pass, and you realize you’ve drifted from what you said mattered most. You think, “I’ll get back to it soon.” But soon keeps slipping further away.

Yes, life got busy. But that wasn’t the real problem.

The real problem was the shame that crept in. I started beating myself up for not following through, especially with this blog. The voices in my head whispered:

“This will never happen for you.”

“You should probably just give up.”

And let me tell you, it’s so tempting to believe those voices.

But my soul knew better.

I love to write. I’ve been writing in journals since I was sixteen. It’s where I’ve always gone to process, to reflect, to breathe. Writing lights me up.

So I paused. And I asked myself three questions:

1. Have you given yourself grace?

It’s not easy or comfortable. I know. Grace often appears in my work because a thousand expectations are swirling around us. It’s so easy to internalize them and feel like we’re not measuring up.

Grace is a shift from judging ourselves to accepting ourselves, exactly where we are in the moment.

Everyone will find their unique way to practice grace.  I’m learning to experience grace through meditation, yoga, silence, and breathwork. Allowing my thoughts to exist just as they are, not trying to change them, but creating space for them to be heard and acknowledged.

Finding acceptance in my current situation— i.e., giving myself a little grace —eases my resistance.  

It’s not always comfortable. But it does help me soften.

2. Where have you been spending your time?

Okay, so I hadn’t written in a while. But that didn’t mean I’d been idle.

Over the past few years, I’ve undergone significant losses and changes at home.

And yet, I’d been using my energy to shame myself over one thing I wasn’t doing—instead of recognizing all the deeply aligned stuff I was doing.

Sound familiar?

We do this, don’t we?

We focus on what’s missing instead of what’s unfolding.

So let me ask you:

What have you been up to? Have you been traveling? Starting something new? Deepening into rest? Even if you’ve just been in survival mode, that counts too.

Take a look at where your energy has gone. Then give yourself a big, loving exhale.

You’ve done more than you realize.

3. What have you learned about yourself during this season?

No time is wasted.

Even the stillness—the stretch where it feels like you’re not moving forward —life was teaching you something.

For me, I realized I’m not the kind of writer who can stick to a rigid schedule. My best writing doesn’t come from consistency. It comes from love and inspiration.

Sometimes it pours out of me. Other times, it needs space to breathe. And that’s okay.

So here I am. Back at the keyboard, writing this after years away.

Not with guilt or pressure. But with a whole and rested heart.

Because what I’ve learned is this:

Coming back gets easier when you drop the shame.

You don’t have to earn your way back into joy. You simply return.

So if you’ve been drifting…

If you’ve lost touch with what lights you up…

Let this be your moment to come back to yourself.

And if you’d like a little support, my Awaken Your Inner Joy Guided Journal is a free, gentle way to start—just a few prompts to help you listen in and reconnect with your inner joy.

You don’t need a perfect plan—just one small step back toward what feels like you.

Peace and love,

Kendra 💜