it’s advent season

We spent time unpacking the wounds, insecurities, and patterns that shape mean girl behavior—whether within ourselves or others. Yet healing doesn’t stop at insight. And it doesn’t stop at prayer either, although both matter deeply. Healing becomes transformational when we commit to doing our part and consciously choose to move through the world in a new way.

And asking God to bless your journey… well, that’s chef’s kiss.

So let’s move beyond shadow work and into deeper soul work as we enter this season of Advent together.

This next series is a 21-day journey through the concepts in my book Wake Pray Slay. These posts aren’t excerpts from the book or the companion guide; they’re bonus reflections — the behind-the-scenes heart work, the deeper layers, and the lived wisdom beneath each day’s theme.

Let’s step into Advent as our next spiritual chapter — grounded in gratitude, faith, and intention. In this season of waiting and hibernating, we will awaken and move beyond the hurt we’ve carried and into the hope that’s been waiting patiently for us.

This 21-day series is a spiritual reset: a chance to soften, center, awaken, and rise.

It will ground you, stretch you, remind you of who you’re becoming, and encourage you to meet yourself (and others) more compassionately. So if you’re ready to prepare room, join me.

Let’s build a foundation that is spiritually grounded, wide awake, emotionally honest, and radiantly beautiful from the inside out.

Here’s a delicious on-ramp for the first few days:

Day 1 — Wake: The Gift of Another Sunrise

There’s something holy about waking up. Not the alarm. Not the rush. But the quiet truth that if your eyes opened this morning, purpose opened with them.

You woke up because there is still something in you that God wants to grow, give, heal, reveal, or release.

Waking is evidence — breath is proof. If you opened your eyes this morning, God still has a plan for you.

Waking up is not accidental. It’s divine permission. It’s purpose in motion. It’s God saying, “You’re still needed and on assignment.”

So open your awareness to the fact that your existence is intentional. Your life is not an accident. You matter in ways you haven’t even recognized yet.

Return to gratitude. Pause to remember who you are and why you’re here.

Day 2 — Ask: You Don’t Have to Be Strong Alone

We live in a world that praises independence — especially in America — even to the point of isolation. Day 2 reminds us that there is nothing weak about needing help. In fact, there’s wisdom, strength, and alignment in it.

You don’t have to carry what is heavy alone.

There’s no need to pretend you’re fine on days you feel off-kilter. Asking for help is not being a burden. Asking is a bridge. This is a lesson I have fought hard for — and I’m still learning. I get better at it each day because I know connection is a spiritual lifeline.

Asking for help isn’t weakness — it’s wisdom.

It’s reaching out and reaching up. Letting God, community, and trusted people hold space for you.

Asking for help is holy. It’s the recognition that you were never meant to navigate life alone.

So today’s practice becomes:
Where do I need support — and who or what has God already placed in my life to help me?

Day 3 — Beauty: Radiance Starts Within

Truly beautiful people are not accidents — they are intentional. They’ve done the reflective work. They’ve checked their hearts, attitudes, motives, and energy. They’ve made peace with themselves so they can bring peace to others.

Real beauty is spiritual.
It’s an energetic glow no filter, makeup, outfit, or angle can replicate.
It’s the light that comes from loving well, healing deeply, and choosing truth.

Beauty begins deep within the soul.

It has nothing to do with lashes, lipstick, or lighting. It begins in the places no one can see — your character, integrity, gratitude, and how you treat people when you think no one is watching.

Truly beautiful people don’t just “happen.” They are shaped, refined, softened, and liberated from within.

When the heart is clear, the face glows.
When the mindset is healthy, your aura brightens.
When your spirit aligns, beauty becomes a byproduct.

This day invites you to ask:
What part of my inner world needs nurturing so my outer world can shine?

Day 4 — Faith: Anything Is Possible (Yes, Even That)

Faith is the easiest thing to talk about and the hardest thing to practice.

It’s simple… until it isn’t.
It’s clear… until life gets cloudy.
It feels strong… until the moment doesn’t make sense.

Sometimes faith is loud — shouting, singing, dancing.
But often? Faith is quiet.

Faith is choosing to believe when the evidence ain’t evidencing.
It’s trusting that God is working behind the scenes when your life feels stuck on the surface.

Faith is waking up and getting out of bed when you’d rather hide.
Faith is asking for help when pride wants you to pretend.
Faith is doing the inner work so beauty radiates from within.

Faith is the thread tying Days 1–3 together.

Because you need faith to wake with purpose.
You need faith to ask for support.
You need faith to believe that real beauty is possible — no matter what you’ve lived through.

Today’s invitation is simple:
Where is God asking you to trust deeper? Not to figure it out. Not to fix it. Just to surrender and trust.

You don’t need all the answers.
You just need to stay open.
God is the map, the car, the driver, and the miracle solution.

So this gives you a feel for the heartbeat behind Wake Pray Slay — and the transformation these 21 days are designed to spark.

December holds its own kind of sacred hush. The world gets louder, but my soul gets quieter. This is the season where reflection feels natural, God’s whispers get easier to hear, and our hearts yearn for something more.

Let’s walk this Advent season together — one day, one intention, one moment at a time.
We’ll be looking within, looking up, and waiting patiently and expectantly on God.

(See you tomorrow for Day 5.)

P.S. If you want to go deeper with journal prompts, reflection pages, and devotional notes, join my email list for your free copy of the Wake Pray Slay Companion Guide. And because music is part of the healing, you’ll get access to the playlist too.