Be You, The World Will Adjust

Authenticity is Key

Author

Blair McLendon
December 19, 2024 • Estimated Reading Time: 3 minutes

Peace and Abundance, Ankhora family!

Welcome to Ankhora's biweekly nurturing of the sacred trinity - mind, body, and soul. In each newsletter we intend to bring you a dose of inspiration, wisdom, and practices to enhance your well-being within those three major layers of life.

One of the highest qualities one can embody and give to the world, outside of love, is authenticity. That includes embracing every aspect of you that makes you, YOU. Each one of us was born with certain traits, characteristics, and gifts only unique to us, just like a fingerprint. 

Although society wants us to be carbon copies of each other and walk around like robots, one of the most commendable and rebellious things one can do is to be authentically themself. “Be you, not them.” Be courageous and willing to standout in a crowd full of people desperate to fit-in. 

As I’ve highlighted in previous posts, tap back into that inner-child. Figure out what lights you up, what makes you happy, what brings you joy. Seek out and practice things that are in alignment with your passions and purpose. If you are here on this planet at this time, you have a purpose. All things in nature work in accordance to one another and each serve a purpose. Each of us as living beings are here for a reason, no matter the age or stage of life. 

For those who may be asking questions such as, “who am I?”, “what is my purpose?”, or “what am I passionate about?”, you are on the right path. Those are questions only you and your higher-self/GOD/the most high can answer. 

They say prayer is us asking or putting in a request to the most high; mediation is listening and allowing the most high to speak to us. Go within and get those answers so that you can align with the highest version of yourself, the authentic you. 

Mindful Alignment:

  • Mental Gem: Every experience is a teacher; every moment holds a lesson.

  • Mindful Moment: Sunlight Meditation - Spend a few moments each day outside, closing your eyes and feeling the warmth of the sun on your skin. Imagine its light filling you with positive, divine energy. See yourself surrounded in a golden light and absorbing the healing, elevating rays of the sun.

Physical Alignment:

  • Herbal Spotlight: This week’s herb is elderberry, a powerful immune-boosting herb that’s especially valuable during the colder months. Packed with antioxidants, vitamins A, C, and flavonoids, elderberry helps strengthen the body’s defenses against seasonal illnesses. Its antiviral properties are particularly effective in fighting colds and flu, helping to reduce the severity and duration of symptoms.


    Elderberry also supports respiratory health, soothing inflammation and clearing mucus, which can be beneficial during winter when respiratory infections are more common. Whether taken as a tea, syrup, or tincture, elderberry is a natural ally for staying healthy and resilient throughout the season.

  • Top Tier Nourishment: 

  • Tuning into the Body: This is a great time to do a detox, whether is be a 3-day, 7-day, or a month; the amount of time will be dependent on the person and needs for their body. Detoxing is the essential foundation to fortifying your immune system in these colder months where people tend to spread more illnesses.

    Movement, as I always highlight, is essential as well. Inflammation and stiffness can be increased in these colder months as well. It is important to move and exercise your body to keep it functioning and feeling it’s best. Paired with conscious breathing, you can bet your body will feel great and thank you.

Soulful Alignment:

  • Soulful Insights: Authenticity is Your Power - When you show up as your true self, you give others permission to do the same. Embrace your authenticity with confidence.

  • Affirming the Best: Why am I so deeply connected to my purpose and inner peace?

Music is Life - 3 in Rotation Right Now:  

  • Wizkid - A Million Blessings

  • Dee1 x Raheem DeVaughn - Purify My Eyes

  • Isaiah Falls - Meet Me By the Moon

Community Corner:

For the parents out there!.. Make sure you check out my brother and author, Meurquix Martin, new short story book, ‘Cool Out Son’. His book will be available on amazon.com December 31, 2024; you can find a link in his bio on Instagram @sidequestquix 

If you have a business in mind that you would like to see highlighted, please email me at [email protected] and include ‘Community Corner’ in the subject line along with details and contact information about the business in the body of the email.

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Thank you for being part of the Ankhora | 3 Layers of Wellness community. We look forward to accompanying you on this transformative path to holistic wellness.

Gratitude,

Blair McLendon - Founder, Ankhora | 3 Layers of Wellness

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