09/06/2026
this week i heard someone say “the more i heal the less ambitious i am…”
not in the sense of having no purpose, or goals, but rather just not trying to manically achieve lots of things. and it resonated so deeply and also made so much sense.
i am pretty sure that i’ll always be creating something, in some form or another, until the day i no longer can, because creating is a joy for me, but the way i do it now is different to what it was…
it’s no longer about all-day all-night work stints, working in hustle mode. now i value pace, weaving creativity into my slow living lifestyle … and i feel much much better for it.
sometimes what we thought was ambition was actually survival, trying to prove ourselves or escape pain. healing brings clarity and with it, a softer more grounded version of ambition ~ not driven by pressure, but by peace.
i started this account in summer 2022 … and if you ever feel inclined to scroll back, you’ll see the messages of slowing down woven into many posts as this was the main lesson i was learning back then. a lesson whose meaning (and healing) has only deepened with time.
having experienced both sides, there’s such a difference between creating from love, and from lack. so i leave here a quote i once posted and still hold close:
“slow is the fastest way to get to where you want to be”
🤍
ps, how beautiful are the lyrics of this version of the ”older” song ? 🥹