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July 08, 2025 - Today's Message

by Dana Retzlaff

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Do you sometimes feel like you just never fit in? You're the weird one, the one with another perspective on life, the one that's just different. You feel like people just don't get you. And thats okay. What if you were never made for fitting in? What if you're meant to stand out? To give people another perspective? To wake others up?

AuthenticitySelf AcceptanceIndividualityBelongingEmotional ResiliencePersonal Growth

Transcript

Hey my love.

You know I've never really felt like I fit in.

Not fully.

I was always the one with different thoughts,

With different questions,

And with those weird interests.

The one who didn't quite move with the same rhythm as everyone else.

And honestly,

A part of me loves that.

I love seeing life differently.

I love being the one who doesn't play by all the rules.

But if I'm honest,

Sometimes it's hard.

Sometimes it's really hard to feel like no one really gets you.

To be in rooms where you're physically there,

But you know no one really sees you.

Not fully.

And I've tried to change that.

I've tried to mold myself.

Say things that would land better.

Tone myself down.

Pretend to care about stuff that I didn't.

Just to feel included.

And you know what?

It never worked.

It made me feel more alone.

Because the version of me that people were connecting with wasn't really me.

So one day I decided,

That's enough.

If I can't be me in the room,

Then maybe it's not my room.

If I have to leave myself behind to be accepted,

Then it's not worth it.

And when I started showing up as me,

Raw,

Curious,

Soft,

Weird,

And deep,

Something has changed.

Some people drifted.

And that's okay.

But others came closer.

Because when you're true to yourself,

You give others permission to be real too.

And that's when the real connections start.

That's when it gets meaningful.

That's when you're not just liked,

You're felt.

So if you've been feeling a little out of place lately,

If you're wondering why it feels so hard to fit in,

Maybe that's because you're not meant to.

Maybe you're here to stand out.

Not for attention,

But to carry a different frequency.

To offer a new perspective.

To remind people that there's another way to be.

You're not too much.

You're not too weird.

You're not too sensitive.

You're exactly how you're supposed to be.

And the more you live in alignment with that,

The more you live that reason,

The more life rises to meet you.

So today,

Be yourself.

Even if it's different.

Especially if it's different.

You weren't made to blend in.

You were made to wake people up.

Meet your Teacher

Dana RetzlaffKarlsruhe, Germany

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Recent Reviews

Alicia

August 25, 2025

Wow, that is me! You say everything I feel so eloquently, thank you for your wisdom πŸ™

Mila

July 9, 2025

It's the perfect mirror of my life, thank you for these words ✨️

Aljoscha

July 8, 2025

I love to be different at my own pace & nice to meet similar souls β˜ΊοΈπŸ™πŸ’•βœ¨

Andrea

July 8, 2025

Thank you so much this practice is very helpful to me, bc I’m a shy person and this practice is going to push me towards my goal

Steve

July 8, 2025

Choosing to be included by others is choosing to be exclluded by our real selves.

Anna

July 8, 2025

Great talk, just what I needed to hear. Thank you once again πŸ’™

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