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From Survival to Sovereignty: Be the Lion 🦁💛

In my last post, I opened up about the shift I’ve been making—from doing and pushing, to softening and listening. From high-intensity everything to meeting myself where I am.

But healing, real healing, isn’t just physical.
It’s also mental.
It’s nervous system awareness.
And it’s learning which thoughts are worth chasing—and which ones are just bones.

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Let me share something that’s been living rent-free in my mind lately:

🦴 The Story of the Lion, the Dog & the Bone

Imagine you have a bone in your hand.
Across from you sits a dog. You wave the bone around—left, right, up, down—and the dog follows every movement. Eyes locked, tail wagging, fully captivated by the bone. You throw it across the room? The dog sprints after it, without hesitation.

Now imagine a lion is sitting across from you.
You wave the same bone. The lion may notice the movement… but it doesn’t react the same way. It sees you. It doesn’t chase. It chooses.

That bone? That’s your thoughts.
Your triggers.
Your patterns.
Your old stories.

Most of us have been trained—by trauma, by stress, by culture—to live like the dog. Reacting. Chasing. Trying to please, trying to prove, trying to stay safe.

But healing?
Healing is becoming the lion.

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And lately? I’m learning to stop chasing every thought, every fear, every inner critic.
To pause.
To choose.
To remember: I am not my thoughts—I’m the one watching them.

Whether it’s health anxiety, body shame, fear of not being enough, or the constant pressure to “do more”…
those are just bones being thrown.

And I’m learning to stop chasing them.

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🌀 Instead, I move gently.
🧘‍♀️ I meditate with compassion.
💛 I rest—even when it feels rebellious.
📖 I read. I learn. I listen to my nervous system.
And I breathe. A lot.

If any of this resonates, check out my last post [here](insert link or say “scroll back”)—I shared some tools and practices that are helping me regulate, soften, and reconnect with the truth underneath the noise.

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So here’s my gentle nudge to you today:

✨ Be the lion.
✨ Don’t chase every bone.
✨ You get to choose what’s worthy of your energy.

Let your nervous system exhale.
Let your inner world be led by sovereignty, not survival.

I’m walking this with you. Still healing. Still weird. Still here. Still cheering for you.

What thoughts have you been chasing that you’re ready to put down?

#BeTheLion #HealingJourney #NervousSystemAwareness #SomaticHealing #ConsciousLiving #RestAsRebellion #OpenHeartsUnite #MovementAsMedicine

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@VirgilValle

Your reflections are very appropriate and thought-provoking, thank you 🙏🌻

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@TimothyMather

Thanx for your positivity on this. I am certain for me, being more “in tune” with my inner and outer self is helping me to slow down and digest things. I’m better for this!

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@u808man

Your life’s journey shared…. Your ambitions, your drive, your incredible efforts to “get up, dust yourself off and try again and again and again, never giving up and most importantly… breaking through the internal chains that bind you…. And you do all these things and then some without a Cheering crowd or finish line to cross… and yet…. You continue to Inspire the untold many! Rhy~ You are a Champion👈

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@eg3402

🥰Toesies

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@Spu_1025

Beautiful post and very well said. Becoming aware of those traumas and addressing them is key to healing. Once you come to terms with it and let it go is when the true growth starts. May we continue to let go and allow ourselves to transform into the lion. Much love 🥰🙏

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@davidguzman6401

Rhyanna, May I suggest you take a look at yourself through the eyes of your subscribers. You will see an incredible, strong, beautiful, pationate woman who makes such a positive difference in all the lives she touches. You are one of those rare people who by simply walking into a room changes the lives of everyone there. You simply make a difference. Whoever hurt you in your past was just trying to take your power from you. Power like yours can't be taken by anyone. It's yours and it's a gift!

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@Edsrandomthings_sometimes

How interesting! I feel I am both. The Lion is the sign I was born under. Mostly a quiet lion that to my own surprise sometimes roars when necessary. Plus I have the lovable and (too) trusting heart of the dog. Perhaps that's why I get so bonded to them. As always, your viewpoint is right on and from the heart. ❤‍🔥

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