🌿 Wait… Am I the Drama?

(Or Just in a Pattern?)

A slightly-too-honest guide to the chaos we create, the calm we crave, and the clarity we forget we deserve.

There I was—standing in the kitchen, arguing with my blender. Again.

Not because it wouldn’t turn on (although… rude).
But because I was trying to make a green smoothie of transformation while running late, ignoring my calendar, triple-texting people I hadn’t replied to in three days, and trying to convince myself that if I just push through, it’ll all be fine.

The blender didn’t care.
But I realized something big:
I wasn’t stuck because I lacked ambition.
I was stuck because I was following a pattern that wasn’t mine anymore.

Sound familiar?

Maybe your version isn’t a smoothie standoff. Maybe it’s overbooking your calendar… again. Saying “yes” when your soul is screaming “absolutely not.”
Or deciding to “just figure it out later” for the 23rd day in a row.

And then wondering:

Why do I feel exhausted, off track, and like success always comes with a side of burnout fries?

Let me introduce you to my favorite pattern-busting, peace-restoring magic:

🌱 The C.A.L.M. Framework 🌱
(aka: the loving, grounded reality check your blender can’t give you.)

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hello … Clarity

This is not “get your life together” clarity.
This is the pull-the-curtain-back-on-your-chaos kind of clarity.

It’s when you finally admit:

• That weekly task on your list you keep avoiding? It might not belong to you anymore.

• That launch you’re “supposed” to be doing? You don’t even like what you’re selling.

• That constant feeling of “not doing enough”? Yeah, that’s not your truth—it’s your conditioning.

Clarity is the light switch. It doesn’t solve everything, but dang if it doesn’t help you stop stubbing your toe in the dark.

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oh hey there … Adaptability

You know what clarity invites? Change.
You know what our brains scream in response to change? “NO THANK YOU I’D RATHER DO THE DYSFUNCTION I KNOW.”

This is where adaptability steps in with a gentle, loving hand and says:
“Babe, you don’t have to burn it all down. Just tweak the thermostat.”

Here’s how adaptability sounds:

• “What if I just try this instead of ghosting my own calendar?”

• “What if I swapped ‘I have to’ with ‘I get to’… or ‘I choose not to today’?”

• “What if I took one nap and didn’t make it mean I’m failing at life?”

Adaptability is the permission to try again without pretending you didn’t already try 12 other ways.

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where have you been … Leadership

Leadership isn’t standing on a table and giving a TED Talk to your houseplants. (Although, if you do that… I support you.)

It’s reclaiming authority over your choices.

It’s asking:

• Am I acting from alignment—or am I auto-piloting someone else’s checklist?

• Do I actually want this goal—or am I chasing it because it looks good in an Instagram caption?

• Am I leading with intention—or with invisible expectations I never agreed to?

Leadership says: You get to be the one in the room who says, “This isn’t working anymore—and that’s enough reason to change it.”

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hang on! it’s … Momentum

Not hustle. Not pressure. Not “crank-it-out-until-your-nervous-system-asks-for-a-sabbatical.”

This is true momentum.
Rooted. Real. Regenerative.

It sounds like:

• “That felt good. I’m gonna do more of that.”

• “I took a break, and the world didn’t fall apart.”

• “I’m proud of this—and I’m still allowed to rest.”

Momentum isn’t built on perfection.
It’s built on practice, presence, and repeatable choices that respect your energy.

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So what does this all mean?

It means the patterns you’ve outgrown don’t have to run the show anymore.

You’re not behind. You’re just bumping into a blueprint that doesn’t fit your next chapter.

And through the C.A.L.M. Framework (aka your behind-the-scenes creative compass), you get to:

• See the stuck

• Shift with intention

• Lead with clarity

• Move with sustainability

...and maybe even forgive your blender in the process.

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💬 Let’s bring this down to your life:

Try this journal prompt today (or voice note it if you’re on the go):

“What’s a pattern I’m calling strategy—but might actually be self-sabotage?”

And if you want a creative, personalized way to explore your next move with support—not pressure—👇

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