The Work Beneath the Work
Helene 
On courage, creative fire, and why showing up is the most important thing you can do right now
Courage, creative fire, and the work beneath the work
How many of you still secretly struggle with showing up...being visible?
When you're with friends you have plenty to say — but to do it to the big wide world out there? Not quite the same, is it.
I didn’t grow up in a world where you constantly filmed yourself and broadcast your thoughts.
I sometimes joke that I’m a bit of a dinosaur.
When I first went travelling alone at 19 — a trip to the US — there was no internet.
Even years later in India in the 90’s we had poste restante.
And then I remember hearing about this strange invention that had come from the military. Yes… the internet. It seemed both mysterious and slightly strange...
Later on I heard about Facebook, which apparently was even better than email!
How times change.
And we have to move with them.
A fast-moving world
Yet in
this quickly moving high-tech world — especially now with AI and
everything accelerating — I sometimes wonder whether our human race
has evolved in the ways that truly matter.
When you look at the world today there is so much pain.
So much injustice.
And such a strange misuse of our supposedly superior human intelligence.
We have extraordinary capability.
And yet that intelligence is also used in ways that create enormous harm — to ourselves, to others, and to the planet.
And this suffering on and of the earth can engulf us - overwhelm us - and it is another reminder of why I do this work.
Not only is it a way for us to hold and navigate the turbulent seas of our emotions, it goes far beyond that.
This world needs heart centred humans, who come from a place of integrity and compassion. Our heart has a magnetic field far stronger than that of our brain, and if only the people who hold the reigns of power and influence could be connected to theirs.
The work begins with us
By coming back to ourselves, we come home to our deepest support.
Because before we can go out into the world to help create something better, we also need courage.
And courage doesn't come from pushing harder.
It begins with us.
Coming back to ourselves.
Our bodies.
Bringing awareness to our internal world, to understand with a new lens.
Because ultimately everything is connected.
Our thoughts.
Our emotions.
Our physical state.
How
we move through the world.
Everything interweaves and influences how we show up.
When we begin here — when we truly come back to ourselves — something shifts.
Standing our ground
As we connect to our inner strength, we can find the courage to speak up.
We stand our ground.
We stay true to what we believe in.
If you feel the pain of what’s happening around us, that ability to feel is precious.
It means you haven’t numbed out.
And often that feeling becomes the fuel for the passion that's needed for change.
Passion has moved mountains, and it can fuel us to dream bigger, contribute to something more meaningful in the world.
But that also means showing up.
Being visible.
And that isn’t always comfortable.
Not everyone will like us.
We may feel vulnerable.
We may receive criticism.
And this reveals another layer of new resilience we find within.
The work beneath the work.
The body and courage
So we can find a place of inner grounding, of unshakeablity, no matter what is going on around us.
A place where courage becomes real.
Not something we can rationalise or reason ourselves into — but something we feel.
And when we reconnect with the body in this way, we can find more than courage.
We rediscover an inner fire.
A fire that fuels a creative force.
Creative Fire
Next Tuesday I’m hosting a live somatic session called Creative Fire.
It’s a space to reconnect with that creative force within you — so that your authentic expression can fuel the meaningful work you truly want to bring into the world.
No special skills or experience are required.
Just the willingness to give yourself a little time.
A chance to come back home to yourself.
To reconnect with your truth — perhaps with ideas or a passion that you quietly put aside when you started to become a responsible adult.
There will be a replay but are you able to show up?
The link to join the class is below.
I hope you can make it!
Helene