Now that the new year has officially begun, I’ve been thinking a bit about something that has changed in my life these past few years.

It’s my ability to rock the boat. Or rather, my willingness to be who I am, even if that means I’m going to rock the boat, or make waves.

(Funny how the terms are all nautical!)

Growing up, I was taught not to make waves. Back then, that meant not voicing my opinion, and staying in the background. Safety was in not being noticed.

When I discovered the law of attraction, it became the idea of going with the flow.

But these few years, I learned something. I learned that if being Who You Are (yes, in caps) means that you might make waves - that’s okay. It doesn’t mean you’re pushing against, or being resistant, or paddling upstream. It doesn’t mean you’re not going with the flow.

The thing is, being who you are is all about going with the flow. It’s all about allowing.

And the wake-up call for me was finally understanding that allowing can sometimes mean Rocking the Boat.

It all boils down to how you feel about rocking the boat. If you’re coming from a more fearful place (ie “I can’t do that, it’s not right, what will happen if …, oh, I simply can’t do things like that”), where the real reason why you’re not saying what you think, or being who you are, is because you’re worried about making waves, try letting go of that fear.

Because anytime you’re being true to yourself, and to who you are, you’re in the flow. You’re in alignment. And any boat rocking that happens? Doesn’t matter. It will be a fun ride.