#ego check

As long as I'm slapping y'all with warmups you might as well have a slightly warmer warmup and also a Self Portrait! From memory!

Hate me.

That’s okay.

If I were you,

I probably would too.

Because when you stack us side by side,

you vanish.

A shadow in the background

trying to mimic fire,

but never brave enough

to hold the heat.

You never built anything.

Not from scratch.

Not from pain.

Not from silence.

You just waited for a spotlight

and called that purpose.

You danced.

And when they threw one’s,

you called it praise.

But applause isn’t always admiration.

Sometimes it’s just noise

from people watching a slow collapse.

You dared to be seen —

but never to become.

You put yourself on display

but never stood for anything real.

I would hate me too

if I looked in the mirror

and saw a life untouched by growth,

a body that performed

but never transformed.

So hate me.

Let it keep you warm

in the cold space I left behind.

Because deep down,

you don’t hate me for what I did.

You hate me

because I became

everything

you were too scared

to try.

This is an extra fiery and energizing Leo new moon with strong forward-moving energy. Significant new beginnings are underway. Stepping into our authentic selves unapologetically is a major theme right now. We’re being pushed to embrace our authenticity. And we’re also being shown what stands in the way of us doing so.

We may feel personally challenged by other people/outside forces. We may need to stand firm or we may need to compromise, but either way, there are important lessons to be learned about what it means to truly be in our personal power.

This can also be a time of ego checks. We will be shown wherever there is excessive self-centeredness or over-attachment to our opinions. Arguments may easily erupt at this time and there is a risk of blurting out things we may later regret. It will be extra important to do our best to reflect before we speak and practice detachment.

Our minds may feel heavy and conflicted. But we can let that beautiful, warm, heart-centered Leo energy help us get out of our heads and into our bodies and hearts.

Yes. And. And you look amazing! I love that image.

And I'm worried about us.

Because if there is nobody on the other side of the net the ball never comes back. Do I create the game on my own? Am I the heroic self creator I really think my "self" to be?