When we set intentions, we often move through a phase of undoing.
What begins to surface are the beliefs, habits, and ideas that have been preventing us from embodying what we’ve named. This doesn’t mean we need to become someone new.
More often, it’s the opposite.
We don’t become something we weren’t. We realign with what has always been true.
If you set an intention to embody more peace or more joy, you may notice situations arise that feel challenging or uncomfortable. This isn’t the universe punishing you, testing you, or trying to toughen you up.
It’s not preparation through struggle.
It’s an invitation.
An invitation to notice what no longer aligns and to let it loosen through contrast. What rises isn’t a problem to fix, but something ready to be released so what’s true can come forward naturally.
One gentle inquiry you might sit with, especially when contrast appears:
“What belief is being revealed here that I don’t actually need anymore?”
