Speak your Truth

Hello You fabulous folk

Hope you are well and have had a good week.

This week I have so been reminded about the power of speaking your truth and how it is always the right thing to do. Now I dont know about you but sometimes I have struggled with this - to much a people pleaser, worried that people will not like me you get the gist. This week though I witnessed the truest form of this bravery from my 11 year old son.

He had started a new secondary school at the start of this month, he was the sport scholar and we thought it would be the right fit for him. However did I really think that? I had a feeling all the time when we accepted the place that it was not right - yet I did not pay attention to my truth, i pushed it down and convince myself that it would be ok.

He came home after his first week and told his truth - the sport was not going to be good enough and crucially for him no one in his actual class was good at sport - this is so important for him, it is is massive. So I heard his truth and i decided that I would make some calls on Monday to see if we could get him another place.

On Sunday he then after thinking about it, explained more of his thinking. So I told him I would do my best. London is competitive and it is hard to get places for kids as most school in the private system are full.

So, I got on the phone.

I found two options (after being laughed at by two schools) and on Wednesday he went and took two exams of an hour each in English and maths. Yesterday we found out he got a place.

He starts Monday.

Now of course I am a proud mum on many occasions but this I think will always stay with me - he knew what this would mean telling me his truth, yet he did it. It made me question why i ignored my own niggles and feelings about the original school. I will still have to explore that more within myself - maybe it was because I hoped it would be ok, maybe I was too busy so I ignored it.. Im not sure… the important thing though is that he spoke up and it is a reminder to me to always speak your truth - it will always have a reaction, that you cant control but at least when you speak up you know that you are being true to you.

Being true to you and understanding gentle power was what I was chatting about on the pod this week - I talk all things SISU a Finnish way of being and it is one of the deepest, most joyful chats on the pod ever - including her story of running the length of NZ.

Hope you love the conversation….

Have a great week, keep being brave and telling your truth.

Hugs

Em

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