Joined June 2009
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ELisha Valentine retweeted
You didn't lose yourself all at once. It happened in every moment you chose someone else's comfort over your own truth. You can find your way back the same way — one small honest choice at a time. 🪷
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ELisha Valentine retweeted
Wellness that doesn't account for emotional labor, visibility fatigue, and the cost of being underestimated isn't wellness. It's a spa day with good branding.
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ELisha Valentine retweeted
A ritual doesn't have to be elaborate to be sacred. Five minutes. A candle. Your hands wrapped around something warm. Presence is the practice. 🪷
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ELisha Valentine retweeted
Creativity is not a luxury for women who have the time. It is a nervous system resource for women who have been surviving on efficiency. Make something for no reason today. Just to remember you still can. 🪷
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ELisha Valentine retweeted
You don't need a new morning routine. You need permission to stop holding everything so tightly. That's harder to sell, but it's the actual thing.
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A boundary is not a wall. It is the honest answer to the question your body has been whispering for months. Speak it kindly. Mean it completely. 🪷
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The exhaustion that doesn't go away after rest is not laziness. It is your nervous system asking for something deeper than sleep. Safety. Softness. Permission to stop performing. 🪷
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A woman returning to herself after years of performing is not falling apart. She is the most together she has ever been.
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June is not a fresh start because the calendar changed. It is a fresh start because you are choosing to meet yourself differently. No pressure. No performance. Just presence. 🪷
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Softness isn't the opposite of strength. It's what strength looks like when it finally feels safe.
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This reminds me of the story about the old shoemaker and the elves. I love that story.
Anthropic engineer: "You're not supposed to watch Claude Code work. You're supposed to wake up and review what it shipped." In 22 minutes she builds the entire workflow live on camera. Most people close their terminal and everything stops. This setup keeps shipping while you sleep. Watch the video, then save the exact setup below👇
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She Found Me in the Music 🎼 open.substack.com/pub/softpo…
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Before you close out the week — What did you feel this week that you haven’t named yet? What did your body ask for that you quietly postponed? The pause between weeks is sacred. Use it. 🪷
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Rest is not a reward for finishing everything. It is a nervous system requirement. You do not have to earn stillness. You were born deserving it. 🪷
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