Hey, it's your girl, simply Shanika, and you are now listening to The Goddess Confessions. the goddess confessions. What does leveling up actually mean? I know we hear this word a lot and I think sometimes the definition itself gets misconstrued.

Not to say that your definition of leveling up is wrong or my definition is wrong but I think we all

should take time to focus on what actually matters. So to me leveling up pretty much just means mental stability, becoming a better

version of myself, elevating to heights that I didn't think that I could elevate to.

And that's specific to me.

Sometimes I think that a lot of us think that leveling up has a lot to do with shoes and

handbags and cars and a jet set lifestyle and I'm not going to disagree and say that those things are

not included in leveling up but we must focus on what's important because all of those good things will follow once you focus on bettering yourself.

You know, as I've always said, a lot of us are suffering from trauma, abuse, things that have just

hurt us in the past, and a lot of us are finding it difficult to get over those things,

which is why we can't move to the next level.

And one thing that I have personally learned is you have to get real about all of those things,

heal and work on those things before you can truly level up.

And when you level up, I mean, and when you come to terms with a lot of things, your mind will be so much at peace. I mean, I can't stress this enough because I actually live through this every single day.

You know, one of the toughest parts about leveling up for me was getting real about a lot of things that have hurt me in my past or

woulda coulda shoulda's or I should have done this or I should have said that but one thing we can't do

is change the past I can change my future. I can change

the outcome of tomorrow. I can do that, but I can change what happened. I can make amends. I can apologize for whatever parts I played in it.

I can look at each situation for what it is and move forward. You know we can't sit around and beat ourselves up about

these things either because our past is not a death sentence. It's a lesson and the only thing that matters is what you do from that point on.

You have to get real about what's holding you back.

And the only person that can do that is you.

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