Thanks for Rising

Thanks for Rising

I was listening to some messages in the app our certification group uses. I love these conversations—so honest, so encouraging—and I realized, on this particular day, why they’ve been so life-giving. They are helping us all rise. It’s not some lofty, hustle-harder kind of way. It’s a grounded, “we’re in this together” kind of way. And what struck me most is? We didn’t plan it that way. I don’t remember an agreement or a discussion. We were just doing the work. Each of us building our own version of the same project. Technically? We could have been in competition. We were working on similar things with similar timelines, but as I relistened to those messages, I noticed something powerful. We weren’t measuring ourselves against each other. We weren’t trying to win. We weren’t trying to impress. We were sharing, encouraging, and working things out. We were rising, together. It’s profound to be a part of a group with that kind of dynamic.

As the weeks have gone on, we’ve become women who cheer each other on. We’ve become women who celebrate each person’s success as valid and valuable, even if it doesn’t look like ours. We’ve trusted that we are each on our own journey and it’s not only okay, it’s beautiful. The work that is coming out of this sacred space is profound, transformative, and altering us all.

I can’t help but wonder, “What if we lived that way on purpose?” What if we did have agreements and discussions with the people in our lives? Agreements and discussions that lead to cheering for each other as a rhythm, not the exception. Where success is about connection, not comparison. Where we actively dismantle competition in our minds, our conversations, and our choices.

What if we built a life where we didn’t shrink to fit someone else’s comfort, or puff ourselves up to prove our worth, but stood rooted in enoughness, and made space for others to do the same? A life where we looked at our friend’s growth and said, “Yes. More of that. Keep going!” A life where your win reminds me what’s possible instead of what’s missing. A life where we can tell the truth about our struggles without feeling like we’ve fallen behind or that we’re not enough. A life where success is not a zero-sum game. There’s no one winner, no one-spot spotlight, no one seat at the table. What if the light of your success doesn’t dim mine, but expands it? What if we all rise when we stop competing for a limited supply of worth and start trusting that there’s enough?

Enough time
Enough space,
Enough success
Enough love
Enough room for us all.

I think we’d all breathe easier. I think we’d start trusting each other more, and ourselves, too. I think the world would shift, just a little, every time we chose celebration over comparison.

And what if we brought that same energy to social media? I’m not in competition with how clean your house is. I don’t have to be threatened by your beautiful meal, your finished project, or your good hair day. Your success doesn’t make me less. We could unfollow the pressure to perform and follow people who make us braver, because when we rise together, it’s not just beautiful, it’s powerful.

It changes what we bring to the world.
It changes how we relate.
It changes what we believe is possible.

So, here’s my hope: Let’s be the ones who build this kind of world, one small intentional act at a time. Let’s celebrate courage over comparison. Let’s trust that someone else’s becoming is not a threat, but an invitation. Let’s make space for one another.

And when your moment comes, when you cross your own finish line,
I’ll be cheering you on.
Clapping like crazy.
With a big sign that says:
Thanks for rising!