This is the part no one talks about
This is the part no one talks abouT
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sent by Krystal Chryssomallis | January 19, 2026
“The bravest work is becoming the person who can hold the life you want.”
Hi Friend,
Lately, I’ve been noticing a quiet shift in my life.
A gentle clearing.
2025 did a lot of the shedding for me… and even now, I’ve continued to trim, prune, and let things fall away.
Simplifying.
Letting go of what no longer feels aligned.
Not in a dramatic way—just slowly, over time and with intention.
I’ve been paying closer attention to where I give my energy… and where I actually want to receive.
What I’m eating.
What I’m reading and watching.
What I’m saying yes to—and what I’m no longer willing to carry.
Last week, I decided to step away from the news for a bit, and I’ve also been off social media for a few weeks. I didn’t expect much from it, but what surprised me was how quickly I felt myself return. My thoughts felt clearer. My nervous system softened. I remembered what simple feels like.
I do believe it’s important to understand what’s happening in the world around us—and sometimes, at least for me, stepping back helps reset everything.
It brought back:
Ease.
Harmony.
A little more room to breathe.
I feel stronger. And clearer.
It made me wonder how often we keep feeding parts of our lives that once mattered—but no longer do.
And how sometimes, the way we’ve been giving for years… may no longer match who we are now.
Growth has a way of changing our capacity, our needs, and our boundaries. That can feel unsettling. We can get scared to evolve—especially when an old version of ourselves once worked.
But what if evolution isn’t something to force?
What if it begins with listening?
Not with answers.
Not with certainty.
Just with curiosity.
Show me.
Guide me.
I’m listening.
We hear so much online about what we should be doing—how to optimize, improve, accelerate. It can be exhausting trying to follow all the voices telling us how to live our lives.
But the truth is, the most important guidance doesn’t come from outside of you.
It’s already there. You already have it within.
It just gets harder to hear when life gets loud.
As I think about goals and what I want to invite more of into my life this year, I’ve realized something important: the real work isn’t in the how.
It’s in the who.
Because growth doesn’t happen by chasing outcomes—it happens when we become the kind of person who can hold them.
In other words, it’s less about what you do—and more about who you’re becoming.
Who do you need to become to truly experience:
More success.
More abundance.
More peace.
More fulfillment.
More joy.
More love.
Those things require capacity.
If you paused for a moment and imagined the life you truly desire—what kind of person would be living it?
How would they move through their days?
What would they protect their energy from?
What rituals would ground them?
What would they no longer second-guess?
If you had met me ten years ago, you might not recognize the version of me you see today. The values are still there. The heart is still there. But I’ve grown—intentionally—by choosing to work on my who.
Not by waiting to feel ready.
But by deciding.
What if this year, instead of waiting for clarity, you stopped second-guessing yourself—and simply tried?
Clarity often comes through action.
What if you chose one meaningful goal—not to prove anything, but to stretch into something new?
And instead of asking how to get there, you asked:
Who do I need to become to make this possible?
Who is the version of me who takes action, even when things aren’t fully certain?
Who trusts herself a little more each day?
Who allows life to look different than it did before?
Who is the kind of person who has fun in the process?
We aren’t meant to live the same version of ourselves on repeat.
We are meant to evolve.
And as we do, we become more capable.
More grounded.
More alive.
Consider this your gentle invitation—not to rush, not to reinvent everything—but to choose who you’re becoming, on purpose.
And then, step by step, begin to live from there.
With love,
Krystal ♥️
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