Day #14 Reflection

June 23, 2025 9:25pm

Dear Reader,

I think today was interesting because, I feel I am beginning understand what it means to embody a belief. In alot of my reading’s lately, I have been expressing messages of authenticity. This morning’s reflection, had a lot to do with that. Not needing to look for approval, that you’re on your path or, that you’re doing your path in the right way. I think in many ways, I am on my authentic path, but I am also, looking for approval of my path. I am always checking for feedback. I want to see that the messages I am putting out there, is being received. More specifically, I am looking to my social media’s for approval and feedback on my new creative work.

I have to say, while it gives me the courage and inspiration to keep going. I also recognize that, if I was embodying my path, I wouldn’t need the approval. I wouldn’t need to check for feedback or measure how I’m being received. There would be no need to justify, why I am choosing the path that I am. I thought, what does it even look like to embody your authentic path? Does that mean to just do what brings you the most joy, without needing to justify it? Or, look to see if what you’re doing is right? I don’t have the thought fully developed or the energy translated into words just right yet. But I feel it. I am recognizing some action’s that I’m taking and observing the intent behind it.

In other words, I still sense that I’m tip-toeing around wanting to live my most authentic life. I create my post’s and then am checking to see if they’re being liked or watched. It’s quite obsessive, if I really think about it. I ask myself, “how much does that even matter?” I think, if I believe I’m living my true path, then I don’t have to check for anything. I just put it out there because I enjoy doing it. Perhaps the real question is, am I confident enough to let things grow organically? To allow myself to have faith in momentum and let things grow as they should? Is it necessary to advertise and market your creative work, in order to attract your tribe? I guess the question becomes, what is the real motivation behind all of it?

I think I am on the cusp of asking the right question.

Arnold Arnaut is the richest man in the world. He is the owner of Louis Vuitton and other luxury brands. I listened to one of his very few interview’s online and he said, “We don’t market. We create what we want and then figure out how to create desire around that.” The first time I heard him say that, it resonated. And yet, I’ve never really applied it and, I think it’s because parts of me doesn’t believe that I can attract people without putting myself out there. Without putting my work out there. In other words, I don’t trust my own magnetism.

What I am realizing is, magnetism is about intention and having faith in what you’re asking for. It is about approaching everything energetically and fluidly. I don’t even have that thought fully formed yet, but I am understanding it.

I think the important thing to remember in all of this, is feedback is not a measure of your worth. You are already worthy. Ask yourself, what kind of decision would I make, if I already knew I was worthy? Then, act from that space.

Till the morning.

Love Always,

Ariel