Redefining Busy

Redefining Busy Redefining what it means to say "I'm busy". Busy doing what sets your soul on fire. Busy being engaged in relationships. Busy living an INTENTIONAL life.

06/18/2026

If you’ve experienced a layoff, what was the hardest part for you? Let me know below ⬇️





06/16/2026

Sometimes confusion is just transformation in progress. 💫

May you be well, be happy, be peaceful today! 🤗

During meditation this morning, I received the image of climbing a mountain.The climb wasn’t easy. It was steep in place...
06/12/2026

During meditation this morning, I received the image of climbing a mountain.

The climb wasn’t easy. It was steep in places. Exhausting in others. But eventually I reached the top.

And when I got there, something unexpected happened.

I took off my backpack.

As I set it down, I realized it was filled with things I had been carrying for years.

Old hurts.

Past mistakes.

Disappointments.

Limiting beliefs.

Stories about who I thought I had to be.

The weight of other people’s expectations.

All of it packed away and carried so long that I had forgotten it was even there.

And in that moment, I understood something.

We weren’t meant to carry the past forever.

Yes, it shaped us.

Yes, it taught us.

But there comes a point where continuing to carry it only makes the journey harder.

The purpose of the climb isn’t to drag every wound, regret, and burden to the summit with us.

The purpose is to learn from them and then have the courage to put them down.

To become lighter.

More present.

More free.

I think a lot of us are carrying backpacks filled with things we no longer need.

Old identities.

Old fears.

Old versions of ourselves.

And maybe the next level of our growth isn’t about climbing harder.

Maybe it’s about finally setting down the weight we were never meant to carry forever.

If you could leave one thing behind on the mountain today, what would it be? 👇🏼

May you be well, be happy, be peaceful today!!! 💞 💫





During meditation recently, I received an image that I haven’t been able to stop thinking about.I saw a pile of necklace...
06/10/2026

During meditation recently, I received an image that I haven’t been able to stop thinking about.

I saw a pile of necklaces all tangled together.

Some strands were loose and easy to separate. A gentle tug and they came apart without much effort.

Others were different.

The knots were tighter. More complicated. So intertwined with everything around them that pulling harder only seemed to make the tangle worse.

As I sat with the image, I realized it was showing me something about healing and letting go.

Some limiting beliefs are easy to release once we become aware of them.

We see them.
We recognize they’re no longer serving us.
We let them go.

But others have been with us for years.

Sometimes decades.

They’ve wrapped themselves around our identity, our habits, our relationships, and the stories we’ve told ourselves about who we are.

Those knots take more patience.

More compassion.

More willingness to sit with ourselves.

Not because we’re doing something wrong.

But because they’ve become so intertwined with us that untangling them takes time.

I think sometimes we expect healing to happen all at once.

One breakthrough.
One insight.
One decision.

But often it’s much gentler than that.

One strand at a time.
One belief at a time.
One layer at a time.

And eventually, what once felt impossibly tangled begins to loosen.

Maybe that’s where you are right now.

Not stuck.

Not failing.

Just carefully untangling something that has been part of you for a very long time.

And that’s worthy of grace. 💞

What is something you’ve been gently untangling from yourself lately? Comment below 👇🏼

You can get my FREE guide to conquering & breaking free from limiting beliefs by visiting my website at redefiningbusy.com.





06/08/2026

The more I talk to people who have been laid off, the more I realize we’re having the wrong conversation.

Most of the support out there focuses on resumes, networking, interviewing, and job searching.

Those things matter.

But what about the loss of confidence?

The anxiety?

The fear of starting over?

The identity shift that happens when a career you’ve spent years building suddenly disappears?

What about the emotional impact of applying for hundreds of jobs, being ghosted after multiple interview rounds, and wondering if you’ll ever feel secure again?

These are the conversations I don’t see happening often enough.

And after my own experiences with layoff and job loss, I know how important they are.

That’s why I’ve started working on something called The Layoff Recovery Project.

It’s still taking shape, but my goal is simple: create a space where people can talk honestly about the emotional side of job loss, reconnect with who they are beyond their careers, and find hope in the middle of uncertainty.

I’d love your input.

If you’ve experienced a layoff, what do you wish someone had talked about more? What support did you need that wasn’t available?

Share below or send me a message. I’m listening. 🤗

You can also read more about the emotional trauma from layoffs here: https://www.redefiningbusy.com/post/the-hidden-impact-of-layoffs-why-we-need-to-talk-about-layoff-trauma





Three layoffs since 2022 taught me something I wasn’t expecting.The hardest part wasn’t losing the job.It was everything...
06/05/2026

Three layoffs since 2022 taught me something I wasn’t expecting.

The hardest part wasn’t losing the job.

It was everything that came after.

The grief.
The uncertainty.
The rejection.
The loss of confidence.
The feeling of having to keep showing up like none of it affected you.

I’ve been working on something that I believe is needed now more than ever.

A conversation that isn’t about resumes or networking.

It’s about healing.

More on Monday. 💖 💫

Happy Friday! May you be well, be happy, be peaceful today!! 🤗

06/03/2026

What are you constantly chasing that might never actually satisfy you? 🤔 Drop it in the comments below! 👇🏼

May you be well, be happy, be peaceful today. 💖 💫





I’ve been sitting with something lately.For most of my life, motivation wasn’t something I struggled with. I always had ...
05/29/2026

I’ve been sitting with something lately.

For most of my life, motivation wasn’t something I struggled with. I always had goals. Something to work toward. Something to achieve.

There was always a mountain to climb.

But over the last few years, I’ve noticed something changing.

The things that used to drive me don’t have the same pull anymore.

And at first, I thought something was wrong with me.

Maybe I was burned out.
Maybe I wasn’t trying hard enough.
Maybe I needed to be more disciplined.

But the more I paid attention, the more I realized it wasn’t that I had lost my motivation.

I had lost interest in running on the fuel that used to drive me.

Achievement.
Approval.
Proving myself.
Being productive.

Those things got me pretty far in life.

But eventually they stopped feeling meaningful.

I think that’s what happens when you start waking up to yourself.

The things that once motivated you begin to lose their grip because they were never meant to carry you forever.

And that’s a strange place to be.

You can feel the old version of your life no longer fits, but the new version hasn’t fully arrived yet.

It’s uncomfortable. It’s messy. And if you’re not careful, you’ll make that discomfort mean something is wrong.

What if nothing is wrong?

What if you’re simply being invited into a deeper truth?

One that isn’t built on proving, performing, or chasing the next thing.

One that asks you to slow down long enough to hear yourself again.

Because the smallest spark of truth burns longer than the biggest lie of ambition.

That line hit me right in the heart.

Maybe you’re not unmotivated.

Maybe you’re just no longer willing to spend your life pursuing things that aren’t truly yours.

And maybe that’s where everything begins. 💖

05/27/2026

Outgrowing your old life can feel both painful and freeing at the same time 💕

What’s something you’ve outgrown lately?





One thing I’m learning about building a business is that the visible work is actually the easy part.The post.The reel.Th...
05/24/2026

One thing I’m learning about building a business is that the visible work is actually the easy part.

The post.
The reel.
The website updates.
The coaching offers.
The emails.
The content.

People see those things.

What they don’t see is everything happening underneath it.

The moment after you post something vulnerable and immediately question yourself.
The moments where engagement is quiet and your mind starts making it mean something.
The moments where you wonder if you’re really cut out for this or if you should just go back to what felt safe.

That’s the real work.

Building a business has forced me to look at myself in ways I never expected.

Where I still seek permission.
Where I hold myself back from being fully seen.
Where I overthink instead of trust.
Where I keep feeling like I need one more certification, one more strategy, one more sign before I fully step into what I know I’m here to do.

And yes, skill matters.
Learning matters.
Integrity matters deeply.

But there’s another kind of growth happening too.

Learning how to keep showing up when things feel uncertain.
Learning how to separate your worth from results.
Learning how to believe in what you’re building before there’s proof.

That part has stretched me more than anything else.

I think that’s why this journey feels so personal for so many of us. Because building something meaningful will bring every limiting belief to the surface.

And maybe that’s not failure.

Maybe that’s the invitation.

Not to quit.
Not to shrink back.

But to grow into the version of yourself this next chapter requires.

And honestly…I think that’s where I’m standing right now. 💖

Happy Sunday! May you be well, be happy, be peaceful today!!! 💫





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