Next Level Freedom: Beyond Survival, Into Peace

There’s a kind of freedom we’re often sold.

The kind that says: you’re free because you can choose your coffee order, or your career path, or your next vacation spot.

But I want to talk to you about a deeper kind of freedom.

One that doesn’t just skim the surface.

One that isn’t loud.

One that comes from within.

Next Level Freedom.

The kind of freedom that arrives not when everything is perfect, but when you stop living in panic, stop performing, and finally start breathing again.

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The Moment That Changed Me

This morning, in the stillness of my own reflection, I heard it again, that little whisper in my soul.

It reminded me of Alicia Keys’ poem from her 2009 album, The Element of Freedom:

“And the day came

Where the risk it took

To remain tight and closed in the bud,

Was more painful

Than the risk it took to bloom.”

That poem found me when I needed it most.

Back when I was still living in the in-between...

Craving change, but clinging to safety.

Longing to grow, but afraid to bloom.

That poem helped shape who I am today. It's walked with me through decisions that felt way too big, through losses that felt way too heavy, and into the life I’m currently creating right now.

A life that doesn’t rely on the external world to grant me peace, but instead is rooted in peace.

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Is This Freedom… or Just Functioning?

Let’s be real:

Sometimes, we’re so used to survival mode that we forget there’s another way.

We get so used to the constant buzz of anxiety, so used to waking up tired and ending the day even more depleted… that it just feels normal...

But that’s not freedom.

Freedom is when your nervous system isn’t bracing for the next hit.

Freedom is when your body isn’t screaming while your mind says, “keep going.”

Freedom is when peace isn’t a once-a-year vacation but a daily lived experience.

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The Questions That Open the Door

If you’ve been feeling off, like something has been missing, like you’ve outgrown your current way of life but still haven’t quite made the leap, it's time to pause and ask yourself:

• Are you experiencing true freedom in your life?

• Are you excited to wake up each day and live it fully?

• When was the last time you felt relaxed in your body, your breath, your mind?

Sometimes we don’t even realize how disconnected we are until the symptoms start stacking up. Constant fatigue. Emotional numbness. Health issues. A deep inner ache that says, “this isn’t it.”

And that’s when the soul subtly asks:

Is this the right life for me?

Or is it time to choose something different?

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The Risk to Bloom

Here’s the truth:

There will always be a risk.

Risk in staying the same.

Risk in choosing new.

Risk in expansion.

Risk in vulnerability.

But at some point, the risk of staying closed becomes greater than the risk of opening.

That’s where Next Level Freedom begins.

Not in doing more.

But in becoming more you.

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This Is Your Invitation

If you’re at that crossroad right now, where something inside you is stirring up, urging, awakening...

I want you to know you’re not alone. And you don’t have to do it by yourself.

That’s why I created the Energy of Creation Community.

A sacred space for BIPOC, Queer, and Neurospicy folks who are choosing to bloom.

Not later. Not someday. But now!

We are remembering what it means to live in peace.

To build lives that feel like home.

To redefine freedom on our terms.

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Reflect with Me

I’ll leave you with the same prompt I shared in our private community:

What would it look like to walk in the full embodiment of your freedom right now?

Don’t rush your answer.

Breathe into it.

Then, when you’re ready, come share it with us.

We’re blooming together.

Peace and much, much love,

Destinē The Leader

Founder of Energy of Creation

Breaking Cycles, Building Futures