feel the fear & do it anyway

the first entry of expand your experience 🦋

Hi friends,

I’ve contemplated bringing this newsletter back to life for months now waiting for the right moment, the right time, the right mental space to be in. One day it hit me that I would be waiting forever… I’ve realized that there is never a right time, there is only now. Basically, there is nothing too formal about this letter, it’s just my honest thoughts, reflections, and state of mind at the current moment. It could change and it could shift. And I’m okay with that because I am ever-evolving and I try my hardest not to commit to one single state of being. And I love that about myself. 

In the last six months of my life, I feel like so much has shifted within my journey (hello Saturn return) and I feel that it’s important to unpack the magnitude of lessons I’ve acquired. I log on to Instagram nowadays and I see all of these photos but I don’t see people sharing what they are going through and I think that’s important to talk about. Vulnerability is a state that I am constantly working on in my life and through this writing, I am cultivating my practice.

So this newsletter is just me talking and sharing and living and learning and loving and expanding. The life that I dream of does not have a clear blueprint but I do know that it is beyond what this physical world tries to offer me. I have a special way of seeing and feeling the world and right now my soul has this desire to share that with others who dare to see the world in their own eyes as well. 

My mantra is to expand your experience. That’s what I want to do for myself and those around me. When I say expand I want to give you a new perspective of looking at your life and to remind you that there are infinite possibilities in the world. Sometimes we get so stuck that we forget that we can always change and try something new. Often the structures of our culture, society, and identities limit the boundless amount of choices and freedoms that are literally available at our requests. When we unlock the inner courage to reach and choose to do life on our terms we can reach depths that cannot be marketed to us through a package or thing. 

So here I am showing up for you, and I’m here and I couldn’t be more excited to just write about the shit that is on my mind LOL. As of now, the format will be as fluid and as flexible as I am feeling at the moment. So enough of the serious chat let’s get into some other things.

from my journal ~

junkpoetry ~

“L e t t i n g G o”

Maybe the key was letting go. It was like magic. It was the power of surrender. I was holding on so tightly that I started to slip away. Now I have to wander around and look for myself. Where am I right now? I’m calling back to me, calling out to me. I’m just trying to get back to ME.

recent life lessons ~

1. See and be with yourself often.

2. Do the hard thing that you have been avoiding. 

3. Sometimes you have to accept that sharing your layers with someone does not automatically mean that they’ll know what to do with them.

new playlist ~

I created the SPRUNG playlist to remind you to be sprung on your own life. Live in your desires, romanticize your life, daydream about your fantasies, be slightly delusional, wear the colorful obnoxious outfit, be WILD, live in the moment, celebrate life with your girlfriends, and just LOVE yourself. She’s fun, she’s upbeat, she’s carefree, she’s for the girls! Enjoy it here on Spotify!

resources ~

• Abraham Hicks Infinite - Intelligence Podcast –I personally listen to this DAILY and it gets me in the right vibration every morning before I start my day.

• The Creative Independent – This is an amazing publication that interviews artists about their perspectives, processes, and principles in the art world.

• Pea The Feary - Pea is a visionary guide who helps creatives geniuses unlock their infinite potential. Her timeline jumping audio is superb!

journal prompts ~

• what is something new in life that you want to experience?

• how can you allow yourself to have that experience right now?

• what do you need to release in order to receive your new experience?

q&a ~

I’m cultivating a q&a section here from my subscribers. If you have an anonymous question or thought that you would like me to reflect on ask me by emailing me at hello@taylorshunter.com 💫

that’s all folks ~

if you’ve reached this part of the newsletter you’ve made it all the way through. thanks for being here. wanna know a secret? can I tell you how I almost postponed this again today? I am currently on a family vacation and didn’t get to prioritize my writing enough to get this thing “perfect” but I said fuck it we’re going through with it anyways. and you know what I’m happy that I’ve started. again welcome to my digital diary and thank you for subscribing to expand your experience.

much more on the way :)

xoxo taylor simone

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