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Round two in the red light district and I’m proud to announce… I survived without seeing the white light this time 🔥🚴‍♀️🤣

This session has weights on the mat between rides, because apparently just cycling in a room hotter than the Sahara wasn’t enough.

Everyone else still looked like Tour de France athletes while I was simply trying to keep my soul inside my body.

But:
• I didn’t get dizzy this time
• I stayed on the bike
• I produced concerning amounts of sweat
• and I only considered quitting 14 times instead of 27

Tiny progress still counts… because last session I was fighting dizziness, this session I was just fighting for oxygen 🔥🤣

And doing it with friends definitely helps.
Nothing builds connection faster than collectively suffering in a glowing red sauna pretending it’s “fun cardio” 🤪🔥

Walked into a random shop today…
saw one box of incense that randomly sparked my interest, so I picked it up just to smell it…

opened it… and apparently the universe had left me a personalised motivational speech inside 🤣

“We believe in you. Chase those electric dreams…”

Out of all the boxes in the shop… I only opened that one 😇

Life has a funny way of sending little reminders when you need them most.
Not always through huge signs. Sometimes through incense packaging apparently ✨✨

Alright universe… message received loud and clear, I’m taking this as my sign to keep going 🥹

What’s the most random “sign” the universe has ever sent you?

There’s something powerful about looking at a photo of your younger self and realising that little person is still with you.

Still reacting to certain situations.
Still holding onto moments they never fully understood.
Still quietly shaping the way you see yourself and the world around you.

A lot of adulthood becomes survival without us noticing.
Staying strong. Keeping busy. Taking care of everyone else. Pushing emotions aside because there’s always something else to do.

Meanwhile, the child within us is often carrying unmet needs, old wounds, fear of rejection, fear of not being enough, or the pressure to earn love through perfection, achievement, humour, silence, or people pleasing.

Reconnecting with your inner child can look surprisingly simple…
and at the same time, confronting and deeply healing.

It can be found in the way you finally allow yourself to rest without guilt.
The way you stop speaking harshly to yourself.
The way you start creating, laughing, dancing, expressing, or feeling again.
The way you begin listening to your own needs instead of abandoning them.

Because once you start understanding where your patterns, fears, reactions, and needs truly come from, life begins to unfold differently. Relationships soften. Boundaries become clearer. Joy feels safer to experience.

There’s a version of you that still deserves your attention, patience, and love.

What would your younger self need to hear from you today? 🤍