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“It isn’t that my doubts are gone, it is that I hold them a safe distance before acting on them so I don’t let them steal my power, energy, and spark before I have a chance to begin.”

Dear Reader

Welcome to Quiet Alchemy Space’s first ever newsletter! If you are reading this, you are one of my very first followers and you’ll forever have my gratitude for taking a chance on someone and something new. I hope in some small way you have found parts of yourself in my posts and it has made you curious to explore more. I spent the past three years or more building up the courage to open this space. It feels scary, but deeply gratifying to start using what I learned. Over the last few posts about my trip to Spain, specifically, I see imperfect progress. I feel momentum, and I’m primed for growth. The biggest change is within myself. It isn’t that my doubts are gone, it is that I hold them a safe distance before acting on them so I don’t let them steal my power, energy, and spark before I have a chance to begin. Small changes, simple reflective practices, and a sense of purpose really can shift life. Put put my desk in the middle of my office and take up space. When I sit here to write, I feel anchored in my truth and empowered to share this journey with you.

The Thread

This month, I learned that empowerment begins with vulnerability. Each post I shared with you started with fear and doubt, and a bit of sadness. Rather than resist, avoid, or even push through those emotions, I accepted them. I let them in for a while; just long enough to hear the quiet message they had to tell me. Emotions are our first data points and if we listen we get a sense of what our body or subconscious is trying to tell us. For me, I needed to feel fear and a lack of safety so that, on the other side, I could feel powerful and capable. It makes sense. In our bodies, our muscles must break down before building up to get stronger. In what quiet or loud ways have you worked through fear with vulnerability?

This Month’s Posts

Post 1 — What Solo Travel in Spain Taught Me About Myself

What would it feel like to step into childlike awe and wonder as an adult?

Post 2 — On Our Own Terms (My Son and Spain)

Sometimes the change we fear in our relationship is the shift that makes it stronger.

Post 3 — I left for Spain. I Came Home to Myself.

I did it afraid. I kept myself open and vulnerable; allowing the strength to pour in.

A Prompt for You

What is one fear that you feel is holding you back? Sit with it for a while. What is that fear telling you? Is there one small step or action you could take to lessen it’s hold on you?

Walking this journey with you,

Kerri

www.quietalchemyspace.com

P.S. — If you’ve been sitting with these questions and wondering how to move through them, I have developed a simple practice to help. I’ll share more soon.