What the fire made room for

There’s no easy way to say this: you have to go through the fire.

I can’t tell you what your fire will look like. I can only say that avoiding it doesn’t save you, it just keeps you stuck.

Honestly, I’m still in the fire myself. I’m not on the other side of anything yet. I’m still being shown things; still being shaped. As uncomfortable as it gets, I’m learning to get familiar with what is revealed.

The more honest you become, the less the fire feels like destruction and the more it feels like forging; shaping you into someone who can stand in their own truth.

I don’t know what the next version of me will look like. But I’m learning to trust the heat. And if you’re standing in front of your own fire, all I can offer is this: don’t fear it. Walk through.

I’m starting to find myself in here. Maybe you will too.