𝐅𝐨𝐫 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝗪𝐨𝐦𝐞𝐧 𝐢𝐧 𝐓𝐫𝐚𝐧𝐬𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧: 𝐀 𝐌𝐚𝐧𝐢𝐟𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐨 𝐭𝐨 𝐄𝐦𝐛𝐫𝐚𝐜𝐞 𝐂𝐡𝐚𝐧𝐠𝐞⁣⁣⁣

𝐓𝐨 𝐔𝐧𝐛𝐞𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐞, 𝐓𝐨 𝐓𝐫𝐮𝐬𝐭, 𝐓𝐨 𝐓𝐫𝐮𝐥𝐲 𝐄𝐱𝐢𝐬𝐭: 𝐀 𝐌𝐚𝐧𝐢𝐟𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐨

Unbecoming. It’s an act of courage, shedding everything you were ever told to be, everything you shaped yourself into for others. It’s stepping away from the scripts and roles that kept you easy to understand, easy to handle. It’s time to let go of “good enough” and the polished performances, to loosen the hold of past expectations. It’s time to unbecome, so you can discover who you are meant to become.

Because in this life, to exist isn’t merely to pass through. It’s to stand tall in the wild terrain of your own possibility, to pulse with life, to root deeply in what feels true. Each breath a reminder: this is your place, your time. Every step a commitment to claiming it. Existing, truly existing, means you’re not here to be small or agreeable; you’re here to take up space, to push back against the mold, to live with intention.

And, yes, it’s time to trust. Trust in the power of a vision that only you can see, an ambition that needs no external approval or green light. This trust is deep and unyielding, saying, “Yes, you are.” It’s the ember of courage that doesn’t wait for permission; it sparks, ignites, and fuels the journey ahead, whispering that yes, you’re here to do more, to be more.

Life’s transitions ask us to leave behind what we once thought defined us, to find the raw honesty of our purpose. Existing isn’t about fitting in; it’s about breaking free and embracing everything untamed within us. So go, unbecome what the world expects of you. Become boundless, become fierce, become the beginning of a truth uniquely yours.

Be bold. Be unwavering. Be wonderfully complicated. Be the beacon that lights the path for others, the voice that calls them to possibility. Let yourself be a new kind of role model—one who takes up her own life fully, passionately, and without apology.

Let yourself unbecome, trust, and fully exist. And watch as the world finally bears witness to the breathtaking brilliance you’ve been keeping within.

In friendship, and this wild life adventure

Penny Light