Holding Space

Love and Life with Lisa 🌹 Holding Space A conversation about depression, love, boundaries, and the people who stay 🌿 Gentle Note Before We Begin This post contains a personal reflection on depression, grief, and emotional healing. There are no graphic details, but I speak honestly about pain, loss, and the journey back to myself. If today feels tender, please read gently, pause when needed, or come back when it feels right. You are always allowed to take care of your heart. Come, come — sit with me. Grab yourself a drink, and let’s talk about holding space . This is a conversation about depression, love, boundaries, and the people who stay. I’m going to tell you a story, and I want to be honest with you — it’s an emotional one for me. If my words feel heavy at times, or if you sense tears behind them, it’s because I got to t...
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The Beauty of Being an Original


Come, come sit with me…
Let’s talk about something that’s been on my heart lately — something simple, but powerful: the beauty of being an original.

Somewhere along the way, most of us learned how to shape-shift. To blend in. To dim our own colors. To try on versions of other people — their confidence, their voices, their success — hoping it would fit us too.

But here’s the quiet truth I’ve discovered on my own journey:

You can’t shine wearing someone else’s identity.

It never fits right. It never feels natural. And it never brings peace.

What does bring peace? Returning to who you were always meant to be. Not perfect. Not polished. Just authentically, beautifully you.

A Moment of Clarity

Recently I realized how often we, as people, try to model ourselves after others. We compare. We copy. We chase trends, expectations, and timelines that were never meant for us.

But the truth is this: You were created with intention. Your voice has a tone no one else can replicate. Your laughter carries a warmth that belongs only to you. Your journey — the pain, the healing, the lessons — shaped a woman who is one-of-a-kind.

And there is beauty in that. A quiet strength. A sacredness. You don’t need to be a duplicate when you were made to be an original.

Gentle Faith, Gently Spoken

You know I walk with God. That’s my foundation. But I never expect anyone to believe exactly as I do.

So let me say this softly: I believe each of us is designed with purpose and intention. Not by accident. Not randomly. But with love.

And when you start embracing the way you were made — your gifts, your voice, your quirks, your spirit — something shifts.

  • You stop apologizing.
  • You stop shrinking.
  • You stop chasing the approval of people who were never meant to shape you.

Instead… you rise. You soften. You own your story. You become grounded in who you are, not who you’re “supposed” to be. That, to me, is faith in motion.

Here’s What I Know for Sure

  • There is beauty in your difference.
  • There is strength in your scars.
  • There is power in your quiet.
  • There is glory in your growth.
  • There is purpose in your path — not anyone else’s.

The world already has a “them.” It needs you.

Your voice. Your story. Your perspective. Your heart. The most beautiful thing you can ever be is yourself — fully, honestly, gently.

🌹 Lisa’s Whisper:
“You were made original. You were made intentional.
And the world needs the light that only you carry.”

If this spoke to you, I hope you’ll keep coming back. This space is for every person who needs a soft place to land, a little courage, and a reminder that they are already enough.

Stay Close 🌿

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