Let’s get straight to it.
Being real is the new black.
Being honest is the new sexy.
And truth? Truth is liberation.
We’ve all been conditioned to polish the edges.
Say we’re fine when we’re crumbling.
Pretend we’re healed when we’re hurting.
Smile politely when our inner no is screaming.
But your soul?
She always knows when you're lying.
Lying to others is one thing.
Lying to yourself? That’s when the ache sets in.
The dissonance.
The disconnection.
The numb.
Today's ritual is a reclamation:
You. In truth. With love.
🌀 Close your eyes.
🌀 Hand on heart.
🌀 Ask gently:
“What am I pretending not to know?”
“What truth have I been too afraid to tell myself?”
“What am I ready to admit, even if it unravels my image?”
Now breathe.
Don’t rush to fix.
Let it sting.
Let it soften.
Let it realign.
The real you…
unpolished, radiant, raw..
is what we’ve all been waiting for.
🌱 Plant-Powered Recipe of the Day: 🌱
Soul‑Reckoning Plantain Bowl
I discovered an amazing recipe from Café Réveille, where I had a delicious vegan + gluten free bowl of plantains with mole, black beans, and pickled cabbage.
A harmony of sweet, smoky, sour…
Let’s recreate that magic 🌟
Ingredients
2 ripe! plantains, peeled & sliced diagonally
1 can black beans, drained + warmed
½ cup mole sauce (homemade *recipe below!* or store-bought)
1 cup shredded red cabbage, quick‑pickled with lime juice, salt, pinch sugar
1 cup fresh diced tomatoes
1 cup cooked quinoa, rice, or brown rice
1 avocado, sliced (optional)
Fresh cilantro & lime wedges for finishing
Pickled Cabbage Quick‑Tip:
Combine cabbage, juice of 1 lime, pinch salt + sugar.
Massage, let sit while prepping the bowl.
Instructions
Cook the rice or quinoa; set gentle intention to nourish.
Fry or roast plantains:
Heat skillet with oil, fry slices until crispy-golden on each side.
Heat black beans with a swirl of mole. Let them soak in the smoke + depth.
Assemble: bed of rice; layered with mole beans; crown of plantains; pickled cabbage; fresh tomatoes; avocado.
Finish with cilantro, a squeeze of lime, and savor.
This bowl channels the sexy contrast of soft plantain, smoky mole, tangy cabbage, creamy avocado and the grounding weight of rice.
EXTRA RECIPE: Homemade Vegan Mole Sauce
Ingredients:
2 tablespoons: olive oil, raisins
1 tablespoon: unsweetened cocoa powder
2 tablespoons: chili powder
1 teaspoon: ground cinnamon
½ teaspoon each: ground cumin, dried oregano
¼ teaspoon: ground cloves
1 onion, chopped
3 cloves garlic, minced
1 cup vegetable broth
1 can (14 oz) fire-roasted tomatoes
¼ cup almond butter
Salt and pepper to taste
Instructions:
Heat olive oil in a saucepan over medium heat. Sauté onion and garlic until fragrant.
Add chili powder, cocoa powder, cinnamon, cumin, oregano, and cloves. Stir and cook for 1 minute until spices are aromatic.
Pour in vegetable broth and fire-roasted tomatoes. Bring to a gentle simmer.
Add almond butter and raisins. Stir to combine thoroughly.
Simmer on low heat for 15-20 minutes, stirring occasionally.
Blend until smooth, season with salt and pepper to taste.
Your homemade vegan mole sauce is ready to elevate your bowl! Enjoy ✨
✨ Paradigm Shifter: Truth Is the New Ritual 🌘
Let’s stop decorating the cage.
You can sage your house, align your chakras, speak your affirmations under moonlight in your finest silk robe… but babe, if you're lying to yourself, none of it sticks.
You can’t manifest clarity while clinging to camouflage.
Here’s the thing about truth: it’s not always gentle.
Sometimes it shows up barefoot, banging pots, flipping your neat little identity table. Not to punish you… but to free you.
Your truth might be messy.
It might undo the story.
It might disappoint the people who only knew the mask.
But oh, it will liberate you.
🜃 Today’s invitation isn’t about being palatable.
🜃 It’s about being honest.
Even if your voice quivers.
Even if the mirror blinks back in silence.
Even if you have no clue what happens after the unraveling.
Sit with it.
Not the curated version… the wild, tangled, naked truth.
The part of you that doesn’t need to be explained. Or marketed. Or understood.
As Alan Watts said:
“You are under no obligation to be the same person you were five minutes ago.”
So stop gripping the lie you’ve outgrown.
Be brave enough to say:
“I don’t know.”
“I changed my mind.”
“This no longer fits.”
“I want more.”
Let it wreck the persona.
Let it wreck the performance.
Let it wreck the rules.
Because what comes after the wreckage… is you.
The real you.
Unbranded. Unmarketed. Unfaked.
A walking permission slip for others to be the same.
With unfiltered love and a fire for freedom,
Groovy Girl 🦋