117 You Are Unfinished Glory + An Inner Practice

There is a particular kind of relief that comes when we stop trying to be done with ourselves. Not finished healing. Not finished understanding. Not finished becoming the person we imagine we are supposed to be by now. It is the relief of stepping out of a race that intuition never asked us to run.

So much of our inner tension comes from the belief that life is something to complete rather than something to inhabit. We absorb this quietly—through comparison, expectation, and the subtle fear that we are behind. But intuition does not operate on timelines. It does not hurry you toward a final version of yourself. It meets you where you are and says, “Stay.”

Unfinished does not mean broken. It does not mean failing or lacking discipline or insight. Unfinished means responsive. Alive. Listening. Finished things do not grow. Finished things do not adjust when life changes—and life always changes.

When you allow yourself to be unfinished, the body responds before the mind does. The shoulders drop. The jaw unclenches. The breath finds its depth again. The nervous system recognizes that it is no longer being chased by an invisible deadline. It understands that there is no imaginary finish line it must cross to be safe.

Intuition does not ask for perfection. It asks for presence. Presence does not require answers—it requires honesty. You are allowed to be still learning. You are allowed to change your mind. You are to give yourself permission to revisit old truths and discover they no longer fit who you are becoming.

Growth does not move in straight lines. It spirals. It pauses. It circles back. Sometimes growth looks like expansion, and sometimes it looks like rest. Both are intelligent. Both belong.

There is wisdom in allowing questions to remain open. Some insights ripen with time. Some truths unfold only after you have lived your way into them. Intuition works in layers. It invites relationship, not resolution.

If you feel unfinished right now, let that be a sign of engagement rather than deficiency. You are still in conversation with life. And that conversation does not need to end for you to be worthy of love, grace, or belonging.

Here’s A Gentle Practice: Resting in Being Unfinished

Find a comfortable place to sit or lie down. Let your hands rest where they naturally fall.

Take a slow breath in through your nose.
Exhale gently through your mouth.

Do that again—no effort, no fixing.

Now, quietly say to yourself:
I do not have to be finished right now.

Notice what shifts in your body.
Your shoulders. Your jaw. Your belly.

Breathe into the places that soften.

If a question arises, let it be there without answering it.
If uncertainty appears, allow it to stay.

Rest here for a few breaths, letting yourself be exactly as you are—unfinished, alive, and included.

Life is not asking you to be done.
It is asking you to stay.

And staying is enough.

With love, 
Laura  🪷