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Anna Yukevich

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This is a vulnerable one, but I'm excited to share it.

When I wrote this journal entry EIGHT years ago, I was doubting every shred of desire I had, yet trying my HARDEST to get out of a rut that was deeply painful, as you can see. These days (see pic #1) I'm very satisfied in my body, life, relationship, career, passions, etc. I am smiling from a place of knowing who I AM.

It's OBVIOUS now how much I needed support then - and luckily, I hired a life coach months later (shout out Rae).

I had a deep belief that something was wrong with me. I was trying to uphold unconscious agreements I had:

-happy people know what they want
-successful musicians know theory like the back of their hands
-smart, motivated people don't spend time doubting themselves
-it is...like.... UNETHICAL to sit on talent and not sacrifice everything for a career in the arts (sigh)
-there is something I am SUPPOSED to do with my life
-If I want money, I'll turn evil??

I get whiplash reading this, and so many of my old journal entries. Gratitude - shame - distress - gratitude - resignation - ambition.....This is what happens when you don't have an inner compass based on what YOU care about. Your energy is scattered from living out of integrity, and you SHAME yourself for it, because it seems like you're putting in effort and you still feel awful - you should be happy.

Once I started attuning to my own needs and asking myself what I liked, what I wanted, no, really, what **I** wanted, not my parents, not my friends, not my professors, not my mentors - THEN I started to say NO to parts of my life that were keeping me BOUND to obsolete rules. I rewrote the terms of my life, with help from coaches, therapists, psychiatrists, good friends, and my own intuition, which grew louder once I started listening for it.

ps. I found this piece of paper YESTERDAY!!! It was sitting on top of a stack of old journals, and I couldn't believe the date. SO MUCH HAS CHANGED in eight years. If you're silently struggling, please reach out! Would love to have a session with you. xx Anna

(All the redacted things are just people's names. Last pic was taken the day after I wrote this entry.) by @annaylife

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What if you just….didnt know what your life was going to look like? How might that change how you show up?

What would matter most? :) by @annaylife

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LOML by @annaylife

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Biggest life hack- just…pass the phone to your future self 🥰

I REALLY didn’t want to work out today. It took a big overhaul of my BEING to make it happen. But. I did it :-) I’m literally on my yoga mat right now typing this.

AND I’m injured!!!

I hope one of you does something you think you can’t do today. And when you do- lmk ❤️❤️ by @annaylife

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for those of you with Sunday Scaries.......
you don't HAVE to face your daunting stacks, but please know that you CAN face your daunting stacks.

xoxo by @annaylife

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I want to feel more grounded.
I want clarity about this situation.
I want to make a decision.
I want to have peace of mind about XYZ.
I want to feel like I can actually move forward.
I want to know what my next move is.
I want to know what I really want.

These are all examples of what someone might want before a session. And by the end of our session, we absolutely get closer to what you want.

I’m offering FREE 60-min sample sessions for anyone who is curious about what working with me is like. Link in bio 🦋 by @annaylife

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Locked in and wrote this in one sitting toniteeee. 😤

Intro post & philosophy/essay/credentials/etc

I also read tarot 👉👈 not for money but for my clients and friends

blessings be upon you!! book a session! by @annaylife

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“Stop comparing yourself to others” is impossible. We do it as part of being HUMAN. You are a FOOL if you think you can stop comparing yourself to others.

But that doesn’t mean you have to suffer for it :-)

Comparison often feels bad, but that’s because we are so attached to our thoughts as if they are reporting the weather.

What I find is the best way to address the doldrums of comparison: ask yourself

TO WHOM AM I COMPARING MYSELF?
FOR WHAT SAKE?
DO I ACTUALLY WANT TO COMPARE MYSELF TO THAT PERSON?

When we get specific, the HOLD that our thoughts have on us starts to weaken. The very loud “truth” we’ve been telling ourselves about how someone else is … XYZ…. And we’re not XYZ…. Starts to crumble.

We all compare ourselves, so … let’s roll with it!

I am currently offering FREE 60-m sessions (which is crazy, I know) until I run out of capacity. Link in bio to book ♡ by @annaylife

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You

Will

Not

To be

Regret

Booking a free session! ❤️❤️❤️❤️ by @annaylife

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indecision, lack of motivation, feeling "stuck"...
could it be?
you're prioritizing things you don't actually care about?

right now i'm offering FREE 60m-sample sessions because i care about the work i do and actually doing it, i care about not perishing in loneliness at my computer trying to make canva graphics, i care about someone who might need support getting a FREE HOUR of support, and hey, generosity is one of my CORE values.

offering for as long as i have the capacity!
link in bio my friends by @annaylife

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NEXT UP

KIMIA is simply the best. Go to my link in bio and click blog, you’ll find her there.

For reiki, mentorship, creative help, writing, insight…give her a follow and do me a favor and book immediately. by @annaylife

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