Yesterday marked four years since my dad passed away.
Annnnd let me tell you…a death of a parent will change you.
You start looking at life through a completely different lens. The to-do lists, the titles, the pressure to “have it all together”...it all fades.
And what’s left is one question: Am I really LIVING this life or am I just managing it all?
So last night, in search of something to “soothe my soul”…I watched The Life List on Netflix.
I am always looking for “feel-good” movies, buuuuuut about 20 minutes in, I realized this movie was handing out sacred slaps left and right!
Sacred slap = the moment when life hits you just hard enough, buuuut with love. You know the kind…not too painful, but definitely a wake-up call!
The plot? After her mother’s passing, a young woman..who’s spent her whole life doing what was expected of her…comes across a bucket list she wrote as a teenager. It becomes HER call to adventure. Basically like soul-nudge from beyond from her Mom.
Now she has a hard decision to make….
Will she step into the unknown, chase joy, self-expression and the dreams she buried?
OR
Will she stay on the path of being “responsible,” playing small to stay safe?
It’s the Hero’s Journey….except this time, SHE’S the hero.
And maybe…so are YOU!
Because at some point we all have to choose: Stay in the familiar OR follow the whisper of our soul toward the life we were meant to live.
#CUETHEGOOSEBUMPS
I talk to people ALL. DAY. LONG…ambitious, self-aware, capable humans…who are still waiting for the “right time” to go after the life what THEY WANT. And this movie? It’s a giant neon sign that says: Don’t put your life on hold for what you’re “supposed” to do.
Because let me tell you something HARD…
The LONGER you wait…the heavier it gets.
The MORE you avoid auditing your life…the scarier it becomes to face.
The more you DIM YOUR LIGHT to keep the peace…the more your soul whispers: “THIS. AIN’T. IT.”
I know this because I lived it. The “respectable path.”
And yet..something inside me kept nudging:
WHAT IF there’s more?
WHAT IF I’m not meant to just survive?
WHAT IF I’m here to create, expand, serve and feel wildly alive?
WHAT IF it’s actually okay to have everything you ever wanted?
So I blew up the old script.
I followed the breadcrumbs of curiosity. I built a business from scratch, fell in love with a man across the country…created a life to have my own version of freedom. Not because I had it all figured out….but because I couldn’t NOT anymore.
And mayyyyybe you’re there, too.
Maybe The Life List isn’t just a movie for you.
Maybe it’s your mirror.
Maybe it’s YOUR time.
Here’s what I know for sure:
You are not too late.
You are not stuck.
You are not selfish for wanting more.
You are not crazy to pursue your passion.
Annnnnd you are not broken for feeling lost.
You are just waiting for the moment you finally say HELL YES to yourself.
So consider this your permission slip.
You very own “sacred slap”…from me to you! (sent with love, of course)
Audit your life.
Follow your joy.
Pursue your passion.
Rewrite the list.
Then live it…
BOLDLY. AUTHENTICALLY. UNAPOLOGETICALLY.
I’m curious…
What would be on your life list if fear wasn’t driving the pen?!
xo,
Alexis
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