I love how you’ve framed the need to hold onto your vision while releasing any structure that doesn’t serve your well-being. Too often, we feel shame in admitting, “I can’t do this, at least not right now,” as though stepping back was a failure rather than an act of honouring our true limits. Yet what you’ve shared here is a beautiful reminder that our bodies and hearts know when to stop pushing. The core of your piece resonates deeply. We can still nurture the spark and keep a gentle container for our creativity without boxing ourselves into something rigid. Your decision to transform the “Club” into a more flexible, drop-in space is such a graceful pivot. It shows that passion and purpose can thrive within softer boundaries, where we care for ourselves as much as we care for the people we want to serve. It’s a testament to the power of listening to our own wisdom and dismantling shame in the process.
Thank you for your thoughtful comment Matt. That’s it, not boxing ourselves into something rigid, because the form isn’t the point of it all, the intention is, the form needs to serve it not constrain it.
Gosh that wisdom within us all is something so precious and liberating, the body knows ✨
This is super brave and inspiring, thank you for allowing us to share this experience and for showing us how to soften to the non-linear creative process xx
Absolutely agree, it’s been on my mind too and definitely ‘my word’ for the season, and beyond. I have a key ring that says “strength in softness” which is always a great reminder xx
Loving your truthful words Sarina, I’ve done this many a time and totally agree that sometimes you don’t know how it’s going to feel until you take a step on the path and find out… another piece of the creative process that needs to be talked about more! Xxx
Ah i agree, apart from Peta Kelly speaking about it a while ago I’ve not heard anyone else speak about it, would love to know more of people’s stories, it’s fascinating and really is intrinsic to the creative process. X
It reminds me a bit of my ‘launch’ last year for The MotherMind… I shared in my behind the scenes podcast back then about the undulations and lessons I learned from that launch and how I dropped it and reshaped it into a different offering (same name) but that sometimes a creative process twists and turns and there is always a lesson and learning in the process!!! Xx
This resonates so deeply. I was nodding emphatically as I read. The words of our children offer such gold!! My son recently told me out of nowhere, as we were on our way up to bed, "Don't be lost. Then I won't have a mum" and I really had been feeling so lost and being his mum was really a strong motivator to find my bearings again.
We recently went through a stage of intense illness in our house. My 4 year old daughter, then my 2 year old son, then my husband, and even I succumbed to a fever for 24 hours. In the intensity of that month 3 things came to me really clearly:
1. I had to take my son out of daycare (after only 3 weeks) and keep him home with me.
2. I had to resign from my position as the chair of the parents association at my daughter's school.
3. Any time to my self that arises must be spent on my own creative expression.
I suppose it was two "letting-goes" and a "letting flow"
As I put these new certainties into practice there was a lot of shame and a feeling of disappointing others but the increase in energy, and then the actual pleasure and joy that was available to me as a consequence, was undeniable.
Two weeks later my whole home and family feels transformed and I'm able to contribute just as much - but perhaps in less visible ways.
I love how you’ve framed the need to hold onto your vision while releasing any structure that doesn’t serve your well-being. Too often, we feel shame in admitting, “I can’t do this, at least not right now,” as though stepping back was a failure rather than an act of honouring our true limits. Yet what you’ve shared here is a beautiful reminder that our bodies and hearts know when to stop pushing. The core of your piece resonates deeply. We can still nurture the spark and keep a gentle container for our creativity without boxing ourselves into something rigid. Your decision to transform the “Club” into a more flexible, drop-in space is such a graceful pivot. It shows that passion and purpose can thrive within softer boundaries, where we care for ourselves as much as we care for the people we want to serve. It’s a testament to the power of listening to our own wisdom and dismantling shame in the process.
Thank you for your thoughtful comment Matt. That’s it, not boxing ourselves into something rigid, because the form isn’t the point of it all, the intention is, the form needs to serve it not constrain it.
Gosh that wisdom within us all is something so precious and liberating, the body knows ✨
beautiful post!
Thank you Daniela 🤍
This is beautiful and something I am continuing to ask myself as I share.
Thank you Alicia 🤍
It really is a truth checker isn’t it
Yes it is and I really want to see a world where more are coming from this place. Thank you!
Mmm me too
This is super brave and inspiring, thank you for allowing us to share this experience and for showing us how to soften to the non-linear creative process xx
Thank you Lyndsay, softening is one of my words for 2025, I reckon it’s swirling in the collective, so many of us need it! X
Absolutely agree, it’s been on my mind too and definitely ‘my word’ for the season, and beyond. I have a key ring that says “strength in softness” which is always a great reminder xx
It’s such a relief to experience how softness is strength, to unbind ourselves further from old ways that didn’t serve 🤍
Loving your truthful words Sarina, I’ve done this many a time and totally agree that sometimes you don’t know how it’s going to feel until you take a step on the path and find out… another piece of the creative process that needs to be talked about more! Xxx
Ah i agree, apart from Peta Kelly speaking about it a while ago I’ve not heard anyone else speak about it, would love to know more of people’s stories, it’s fascinating and really is intrinsic to the creative process. X
It reminds me a bit of my ‘launch’ last year for The MotherMind… I shared in my behind the scenes podcast back then about the undulations and lessons I learned from that launch and how I dropped it and reshaped it into a different offering (same name) but that sometimes a creative process twists and turns and there is always a lesson and learning in the process!!! Xx
Oooo this sounds interesting! So many plot twists ✨
This resonates so deeply. I was nodding emphatically as I read. The words of our children offer such gold!! My son recently told me out of nowhere, as we were on our way up to bed, "Don't be lost. Then I won't have a mum" and I really had been feeling so lost and being his mum was really a strong motivator to find my bearings again.
We recently went through a stage of intense illness in our house. My 4 year old daughter, then my 2 year old son, then my husband, and even I succumbed to a fever for 24 hours. In the intensity of that month 3 things came to me really clearly:
1. I had to take my son out of daycare (after only 3 weeks) and keep him home with me.
2. I had to resign from my position as the chair of the parents association at my daughter's school.
3. Any time to my self that arises must be spent on my own creative expression.
I suppose it was two "letting-goes" and a "letting flow"
As I put these new certainties into practice there was a lot of shame and a feeling of disappointing others but the increase in energy, and then the actual pleasure and joy that was available to me as a consequence, was undeniable.
Two weeks later my whole home and family feels transformed and I'm able to contribute just as much - but perhaps in less visible ways.
Wow Rahma thank you for sharing your experience.
Those words from your son, such divine guidance.
Children come and we are consumed with taking care of them, but in many ways they come to take care of us.
I resonate with the increase in energy, speaks volumes doesn’t it?! X
Gorgeous Sarina. Reading this has me asking myself what I need to let go of too. Stay you xo
Thank you Antonia. Appreciate you 💜