No Hiding – Relinquish Life

NO HIDING behind Imposter Syndrome

Wed, 08 Sep 2021 19:19:23 +0000

Imposter syndrome will have you feeling big stuck!

Listen if you’ve ever felt it or you’re feeling that right now, I’m here to encourage you NOT to hide behind that. Life is always throwing things at us that we don’t feel quite ready for; nor worthy of but the time is NOW!

Two weeks ago I heard my pastor say “The thing you keep quitting is the thing the devil doesn’t want you to complete.” *oooo-wee* I felt so seen when he said that. I go back and forth and back and forth about how I want to show up in this world, but I know darn well that I desire to speak on big stages. So why do I quickly call myself an imposter whenever I’m presented with opportunities? I think it’s my knee jerk reaction when I’m sensing discomfort. But we all know growth comes from uncomfortable situations.

So I tackled my imposter syndrome head on and said “YES” to being a guest on Wives Wine Down with Best selling author, content creator, and host Shonda Brown White!! I believed I belonged in that space and that helped me to stop hiding and just show up. All I ever want to do is show up and be me; inhabiting my truth…knowing it’s enough. So that’s exactly what I did and it felt really good!

Watch the replay below!

And as for you, go to the mirror and remind your reflection that you are NOT an imposter!

Rooting for you, Fam! –

Be sure to follow @ShondaBWhite on Instagram and tune into Wives Wine Down Wednesdays at 8PM est.

-Lauren

NO HIDING Is…

Sun, 08 Aug 2021 02:09:34 +0000

I think one of my favorite parts about our community and clothes is the purpose behind them and hearing what they mean for other people in their lives. The messages are universal, but how you apply it and embody it in your life is where it really matters!

We got the opportunity to work with some really dope peeps for our NO HIDING summer release and I wanted to take a minute and highlight what NO HIDING means to them:

“NO HIDING to me is being the best version of you within your own [personal] standards.”

@Briggs_Xaviir

To me NO HIDING is being transparent. Being who you are – flaws and all. Walking in your true self no matter what others may think”

@IAmCourtneyDenise

NO HIDING to me means to come out of your shell and show up in the world as 100% yourself. I think you get more out of life by owning who you are.

@BrilesheGaston

What does NO HIDING mean for you?

PURCHASE YOUR NO HIDING TEE NOW

NO HIDING behind “I don’t know”

Thu, 22 Jul 2021 03:51:52 +0000

Have you ever just answered “I don’t know” just because it’s the easiest answer? I’ve grown so accustomed to doing that, that I’ve developed a really bad habit of NOT taking the time to ask myself what I want. And asking for what you want is such an important part of life! It’s like I’ve grown out of practice and even the simplest things like asking myself what I want to eat feels hard to answer sometimes.

When we don’t ask, we don’t get and you know the phrase – “A closed mouth doesn’t get fed.” So that makes me think – what are we hiding from ourselves that we don’t ask for?

I think sometimes we fall in the trap of feeling like we have to have all the answers, but that’s false. Some answers come over time. You can also make a choice and pivot later too! But just all together not asking yourself is a dangerous pit to fall into. Asking allows us to expand our thinking and dream bigger.

When I’ve taken the time to boldly ask for what I want, I’ve manifested those things! But It wasn’t just a one and done thing. I took the time every morning to write down the same list of goals . I also wrote them as if they’d already happened. It’s amazing how writing down goals and dreams allows us to be super intentional about our lives. There’s so much power in being able to advocate for ourselves.

Last year, was my first year writing my goals/dreams out and by the end of the year most of things had come to fruition! We had a baby on the way; We cleared most of the debt; We had our best financial year ever; We worked with coaches/counselors; We grew the Relinquish community and more! Like none of it would have been possible if I were hiding behind believing I don’t know what I want.

I believe that you know what you want too, but you may just need a little encouragment to dive deeper to get it. I’d also challenge you not to play small, but to dream and ask big. Don’t worry I’m still working on asking boldy too, but we can’t hide behind not asking. We’ve got to keep knocking down the barriers that hold us back.

So what do you want, but are not asking for currently?

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Launching the NO HIDING Season

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NO HIDING – It’s Time to Dive In!

Wed, 14 Jul 2021 17:45:54 +0000

DISCLAIMER: NO HIDING will cause some uncomfortable moments. In fact, whenever we do anything new, it causes some discomfort – it’s foreign and unfamiliar to us! But life is in embracing the changes. So please expect some discomfort and don’t let that hold you back.

Now that we’ve gotten that out of the way, let’s go ahead and get nice and uncomfortable. We gotta dive deeper where better awaits us. I know our natural inclination may be to look externally, but I think this season is calling for us to look more internally. So I challenge us to answer these questions:

What am I hiding inside of me that no longer serves me?
- Just because something is hidden, doesn’t mean it’s not still there. We need to remove those things that no longer serve us. A lot of times these are the things that we don’t like to talk about or try to avoid. We may feel like they’re gone if they haven’t come up in awhile, but unfortunately they’re still there if we choose not to work through them.
What am I holding space for that I don’t need?
- Sometimes we unconsciously (and consciously) hold space and give energy to things (i.e. fears, anxieties, old mindsets, bad habits, people…)
Am I hiding any parts of me?
- Are we omitting parts of our personality, passions, gifts to fit a particular box? Have we tucked small pieces of ourselves away to be more palatable?
Am I hiding behind anything?
- Most of us are. Fear and anxiety often masquerade as defense mechanisms. But they can easily become the things we hide behind so we don’t have to deal or go further.

I know that got deep kind of quickly, but time is of the essence here! Being able to answer these questions will provide so much freedom. It’ll also probably take some time. I’ve been asking myself these questions over the last 2 weeks and new things keep coming up. So I’d suggest you just start by posing these questions to yourself and also opening yourself up to receive.

Again, it may get a little uncomfortable, but that’s perfectly fine. Just keep asking and allowing yourself to dive deeper.

NO HIDING. –

Lauren

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NO HIDING Season

Wed, 07 Jul 2021 15:33:32 +0000

I don’t know about y’all, but I want more love, more peace, more joy, more life, more freedom! I remember setting these intentions at the beginning of the year near my birthday and I heard God say “NO HIDING.”

He showed me a vision where I’m standing on the beach on a sunny day and watching everyone else play and splash around in the water. I’m admiring their freedom and fun from the shore and God’s like “when are you going to jump in?”
That’s when it hit me – I have some holdups in my life that keep me from enjoying. I don’t go to the beach to just hide on the shore and watch other people enjoy. I came to get in and enjoy the water for myself! But I can’t do that if I’m hiding on the shore worried about all the wrong things.

God telling me to stop hiding has really challenged me over these last few months. 𝐍𝐎 𝐇𝐈𝐃𝐈𝐍𝐆 for me has shined a spotlight on the many areas of my life where I’ve hid behind fears, doubts, others’ opinions and small thinking. It’s challenging me to not let unnecessary things keep me from what I desire; To live MY full life out in the open! And I know more is waiting for me when I do!

To me, NO HIDING is standing in my naked truth not letting anything, nor anyone, nor any thought keep me from what rightfully what belongs to me.

NO HIDING is being in tune and in touch with my star MF’in player (thank you Katt Williams)!

NO HIDING is not rushing around nor looking for only the easy things, but going through and doing the deep inner work.

NO HIDING is important to me because there’s better when I don’t hide.

If this resonates for you, dive deeper into this NO HIDING season with me and experience freedom like never before! We’re in the second half of the year now, and we already talked about this year being different. Now is the time we act on it. So let’s dive in!

-Lauren