How do you know when you are out of alignment, living a life incongruent with your authentic self?
When you see your shadow, do you see it as a dark, negative energy following you?
Do you see an opportunity to relish in a playful moment to create a silly puppet shadow show?
Or, are you so busy, you can’t even remember the last time you noticed your shadow?
Our life is made up of moments within different shades, seasons, and chapters.
When in a dark chapter, we feel that dark, fearful shadow following us.
When in a light, bright chapter, we want to be silly with our shadows and have fun making graceful, soaring birds or the most sophisticated Kermit The Frog with our hands.
Other times, you may not even realize it, but you are running so fast, you lose sight of your shadow, and yourself.
Like all of us, I have been in the dark, light, and neutral chapters in my life.
I have felt the constant, overwhelming, and incessant running and chasing.
The older I get, the more I find peace and reprieve when I am able to slow down and let go of the “shoulds” that create the chaos. When I release the inauthentic “shoulds” in my life, I am able to have more fun being authentic “Sara.”
The authentic Sara notices morning shadows and slows down to create an impromptu shadow puppet show battle.
The authentic Sara is really good at creating a killer Kermit The Frog shadow puppet. The authentic Sara allows my son’s creepy and scary dinosaur shadow attack my Kermit The Frog shadow, and then hugs it out.
The authentically-aligned Sara creates enough space in my schedule to be silly and have fun when an authentic moment of sunshine aligns at the most perfectly aligned time to create a silly memory with my son.
The authentic Sara writes the world a non-paid endorsement encouraging you to release the “shoulds” and find a way to align with your authentic self, regardless of the shade, season, or chapter of your life; or how good you think you are at shadow puppet shows.
C’mon, we are all good at creating shadow puppets!
When you share your aligned authenticity with our world, you bless us as you connect with others. OurFESTUS community supports you.
What is your favorite shadow puppet creation? Share in some authentic silliness, or even add in your favorite shadow picture on social media!
Check out an authentic local couple who agrees on releasing the “shoulds:”
Another local gal who is authentically aligned:
More fun times with my son:
