You Already Started. Now Stay Tethered.

RACHEL LAFORCE
Aug 6
3 min read

Updated: Aug 7

Why slowing down is your new power move (and yes, you're allowed to feel weird about it)

Let me guess - you’ve been revving the engine of your next level for months now. Manifesting. Journaling. Dry brushing. Listening to podcasts (hiiii). And you’re still wondering, “When is it going to start?”

Here’s the truth: It already has.

This is not your before. You’re not in the prequel. This isn’t the montage moment with lo-fi beats and vision boards. You’re in it. Right now. You already began.

You’re standing in the new frequency, but like a baby deer who just got dropped into its own becoming, you’re still wobbling a little. That doesn’t mean you’re not ready. It means you're grounding.

In Episode 12 of Healing is Hilarious, I talk about what it really means to "start" - again, again, again. Not from zero. But from truth. From tether. From the version of you that knows what you’re not doing anymore. The one who set the old identity down like an itchy wool coat and said, “This isn’t mine.”

So what’s next?

Not a Pinterest board. Not a 9-step strategic plan.

What’s next is:

Trusting the momentum you already set into motion.
Letting go of the tinkering that used to feel like control.
Slowing down- not because you’re lazy, but because your nervous system is begging for integration.

You don’t need more hustle. You need to remember the part of you that is so sure, so undeniably you, that she doesn’t need to perform anymore.

It’s like tetherball (yes, I said tetherball). You’re taking swings, but you’re anchored. You’re no longer blindly hitting a ball and hoping it lands somewhere meaningful. You’re connected. Grounded. Safe to play. Safe to mess up. Safe to receive.

And that’s the spiritual work: turning all this “high vibe” chaos into real, sustainable safety.

The Fast is Here. But You're Not Behind.

Let’s talk about the speed of now. Yes, the world is moving quickly. No, it doesn’t mean you’re being left behind. If anything, the high-frequency pace of life is proof that your alignment is right on time. But strategy? Hustle? Over-planning? Not the move. Not anymore.

Instead, you get to:

✨ Say yes before you’re “ready”

✨ Accept that the door opened because you asked it to

✨ Let fun, faith, and trust lead - without waiting for permission

This episode is a permission slip. It’s a hand on your back saying: It’s happening. You’re in the room. Now let it be fun

Big Takeaways (for your Notes app and your nervous system):

You’ve already started. This isn’t the warm-up. This is the main act.
Too much strategy kills momentum. Flow > force. Always.
What you want is arriving. Make sure you’re able to receive it.
You’re allowed to feel uncomfortable in your expansion. That’s not a sign to retreat - it’s proof that your capacity is increasing.
Grounding is required. Especially when the energy is this high.

Journal Prompts (a.k.a. Talk to Yourself Like You Love Her):

What do I know now that I used to doubt?
What old identity am I done performing?
How am I tethered? What keeps me anchored when life speeds up?
Where am I still “tinkering” with my worth instead of trusting it?
What’s one thing I can do today that brings me closer to joy - not productivity?

You’re not pre-anything. You’re not behind. You’re not “almost.” You’re becoming - and you’re doing it in real time. The answer isn’t more content or another strategy. The answer is to slow down, get rooted, and remember your tether. Because this version of you? She's already arrived.

So stop questioning the slam dunks. Grab the rim and hang there, Steph Curry-style.

Welcome to your next chapter, baby. It’s already begun.

Tune out, tune in. Love you, mean it.