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Melanie Spring & Dan Russell

What if you finally stopped waiting?

Published 7 months ago • 2 min read

What if you finally stopped waiting?

For almost everyone I've talked to lately, 2024 has been a helluva year. A year of love and loss, major ups and downs, heartache and pain, and big wins that ended up tragedy. I haven't been left out of this stomach-flipping rollercoaster either. My knuckles have been white as I've held on for dear life, not fully sure if I'd make it to the end.

Today is Sunday, December 1, 2024. It's the first day of the last month of this harrowing year for many of us. It's a new moon, which calls for manifestation. I like to believe today calls for taking a moment to reflect before lighting a fire and finding a new way through this darkness.

As I reflect honestly, I can see how I asked this year to support me in becoming the human I am meant to be. The woman, the leader, the guide, the spouse, and the friend. And my goodness, did it do what I asked (and NOT the way I intended.)

My 2024 intention was Pleasure. When we set intentions for anything, we are asking to be shown the light, yet we also have to be open to seeing the darkness. As I focused on what pleasure really means, this year showed me pain in ways my adult life has never felt. It showed me just how much I can endure, while also allowing me to see how much pleasure I had been missing out on before this year. So much to integrate and take into the new year with me.

My life mantra is Life Without Limits. As I reflect on this year, I see how many times I had to set new boundaries, how often I pushed my own limits only to find terrifying heights, and how frequently I got hit in the face with a brick wall of my own making. It seems I'm on track.

My life quote is: “I stopped waiting for the light at the end of the tunnel and lit that bitch myself.” As I reflect on the fires I've set this year, I see how much they've shown me has been in the darkness waiting for me. Just how much I have knocked into, how many excuses I've made, and who has been there with a helping hand. I am beyond grateful that I didn't keep waiting for the light and created this path for myself.

Last week, I shared a Reel asking "What if your best excuse wasn't true?" and received numerous DMs with answers that went deeper. The one I share here was the most powerful shift.

Now it's your turn.

Stop waiting for someday. We never have someday, we only have now. Start now. Your new story begins today. Your excuses are just that - excuses.

What if you started now? You didn't wait until the first of the year. You didn't wait until after the holidays. You didn't wait for the light at the end of the tunnel. You just started on a random day because you know you are only making excuses for why you need to wait. Those excuses are just stories and you are ready to write a new story.

Speaking of not waiting, Dan & I are launching something MAGICAL AF THIS WEEK after almost two years. Yep, on a random day after all the big holiday sales are over. And we're doing it because we want to be a part of this magical thing (seriously, we made the thing we want to be a part of). So, watch your email to be the first to know. It may just be the light at the end of your tunnel... 🔥

Now, go light those fires!
xoxo
Melanie

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Melanie Spring & Dan Russell

Co-founders of One Moksha

Melanie Spring and Dan Russell are the cofounders of One Moksha, a community of leaders, rebels, and enlightenment seekers who are on a mission to heal and transform into their best selves. Melanie serves as the Leader of the Brilliant Rebellion, where she helps people become more aligned in order to identify and pursue their life’s purpose. Dan serves as the Leader of Hama, where he creates intimate, unique spaces for healing and personal transformation. Together, the Brilliant Rebellion and Hama, and Dan and Melanie, are the yin and yang at One Moksha.

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