In this series, we explore quiet calls to action, the kind that shape a life. We began with Be the One, Remember the Way, Take Pride, and Cherish the Way. Next up: Leave Behind, a reflection on what we’re ready to release, including old fears, outdated roles, and the weight we’ve carried too long, so we can move forward lighter, clearer, and more ourselves.
Leave behind what no longer serves you. Leave behind the friendships that feel one-sided, the habits that drain your energy, the mindset that keeps you stuck. Leave behind the fear of what others think and the pressure to be someone you’re not.
Leave behind the version of yourself that settled for less, that shrank to make others comfortable, that believed they weren’t enough. Leave behind anything that doesn’t make you feel alive. Leave it all behind so you can walk forward, lighter, freer, ready.
Leave behind the old stories, outdated obligations, and versions of ourselves we’ve outgrown but never released. Leave behind the friendships that lingered too long past their warmth, or the friendships that only move in one direction. The ones where you always reach out first, and where showing up starts to feel like a chore.
Leave behind a bad habit disguised as comfort, or a voice in your head that tells you to be less worthy of the life you truly want. Leave behind the weight that was never yours to begin with.
To leave something behind is a subtle art. Done with intention, it can heal you and move you forward.
So leave behind the habits that numb instead of nourish. The endless scroll, the sip, the way you fill every quiet moment so you don’t have to hear what your heart is whispering. Leave behind the belief that your worth is tied to achievement, or approval, or how many people say you're doing a good job. Leave behind that mindset that says “not yet” every time joy tries to enter.
Leave behind the self-doubt that kept you silent. Leave behind the pressure to explain your healing to people who benefited from your pain, and leave behind everything that made you forget how radiant you are.
Leave behind the calendar so full that it crowds out your own needs, and leave behind the need to prove you’re busy only to feel valid. Leave behind the version of success you inherited but never believed in. Leave behind the path someone else drew in pencil that you kept tracing in pen.
Leave behind the need to be understood by everyone. Leave behind the over-explaining, the over-giving, the over-functioning that leaves you exhausted and unseen. Leave behind the guilt for choosing yourself. Leave behind that guilt for saying no, for walking away, or for closing the chapter before it finished writing you out.
Leave behind the voice that only speaks in limits. That says “too late,” “too much,” “not enough.” Leave behind the fear that resting means you're falling behind. Leave behind the version of you that clings out of habit, not hope—the one who forgot they’re allowed to change over and over again.
Leave it all behind — the weight, the worry, the worn-out roles — because what you leave behind makes space for what’s next.
