The Circles We Break
The Circles We Create
She had spent her whole life moving in circles.
Not the kind she chose. Not the kind that led her forward. But the kind that looped endlessly around someone else’s dreams.
His ambitions.
His career.
His needs.
She had been the steady orbit, the predictable path, the quiet force that kept everything moving—until one day, she looked up and realized something:
She had never truly been the center of her own life.
That truth hit her like a meteor.
And suddenly, she started seeing the circles everywhere.
The pattern of always putting herself second.
The repetition of saying "someday" and never meaning it.
The habit of dismissing the tug in her chest that whispered, “What about me?”
And then, like a memory long buried but never forgotten, she thought of the first circles she ever loved—the ones she found in the night sky, staring out her bedroom window as a teenage girl.
Back then, she was curious. Open. Hungry for knowledge, for adventure, for the vastness of the world. She would sit for hours, tracing the glowing rings of the moon, the roundness of the constellations, the swirling wonder of the universe itself.
She had promised herself something back then, hadn’t she?
That she would explore.
That she would create.
That she would make a life that felt big and endless and full.
She had circled away from that promise.
But maybe—just maybe—she could circle back.
Because here’s the truth no one told her when she was younger: She has a choice.
Not just to break old circles, but to create new ones.
To orbit her own dreams.
To reclaim the energy that was always hers.
To recognize that she was never lost—just waiting for the right moment to return to herself.
And now? That moment is here.
She stepped forward, not in a straight line, but in a new circle—one she was finally drawing for herself.
RECLAIM * BUILD * TRUST
You’ve spent years circling around everyone else’s needs, but now—it’s your turn.
If you’re ready to break old patterns and step boldly into what’s next, I’ve created something just for you. A guide to help you reclaim what’s been waiting, to show you that the energy, the dreams, the you that once felt so alive? She’s still there.
The path forward isn’t complicated—it just starts with a choice. Yours.
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This really resonates. As a recovering people-pleaser, I’ve found that breaking certain circles isn’t just about stepping away—it’s about reclaiming myself. The guilt, the second-guessing, the wondering if I should have stayed just a little longer… it’s all part of the process. But there’s so much power in choosing spaces that align with who we’re becoming, not just who we’ve been conditioned to be.
Thank you for putting this into words!
You did it again Monica! Your words are tugging at my heart slowly but surely, one day at a time! Thank you again for your encouraging words!