Kristen Hubbard
Kristen Hubbard

Words.

They take what's inside of us and display it for the world to see. They tell stories and paint pictures. They open hearts and close chapters. 

Words are what separate us from all of the other beings on this planet...

Words are what make us human. 

 
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My name is Kristen Hubbard... and I am a writer.

 

I use my words to help others empower themselves and to see the world in a different light. 

I use my words to help others learn to love themselves. 

And I use words to help others who haven't yet harnessed the power of their own writing...or haven't quite got the time...to make a more powerful impact in the world. 

Because I believe one of the most powerful ways to make a difference is to take the very thing that makes us human- language- and use it to reach and connect with the hearts of others.

So...How can I help you? 

 

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Not all moments of clarity or transformation feel GOOD. . . Not all growth feels like an upward movement. . . Sometimes it’s a rooting down. . A digging through. . A dropping to your knees. . . Sometimes the truth about how you treat others or who you’ve become is so painful you want to look away... . Don’t look away. . . The truth can be ugly and it sure will hurt when it is... but it’s only once you feel it that you realize it’s not who you want to be anymore. . . It’s not who you’re meant to become. . . I once read somewhere that pain is the touchstone for all spiritual growth. . . Who else is growing with me today? ❤️ . . #growth #change #courage #letgo #universe #nature #gratitude #spirit #soul #dothework #writer #words #sun #shift
About a year ago I started working one on one with @karenkenneylive ... for 7 months she mentored me- loved me, saw me as I was, kicked my ass... We had a lot of defining moments for me together, her and I. But what I realized today was there were so many more that we had had- I just didn’t know they were happening yet. . I say this today, because one thing I learned was that I could choose to hold on to my suffering. I could choose to continue to believe in the bs stories I told myself about my past, about who I was- and about my worth. . I could choose to believe I somehow was a victim of lesser hand dealt by God... . Or I could let that shit go. . The last few weeks have been transformative, to say the least. Internally and externally. . And today, as I took an action that physically embodies those transformations for me- I finally got it: . I don’t have to be that girl. . I don’t have to believe those things. . I don’t have to play small (in the words of KK) anymore. . I don’t have to choose fear anymore. . I can stop believing that I am defined by my past... in all of its many shapes and forms... I don’t have to hold onto it as if the only thing that allows me to add value, the only thing that allows me to have worth- were the times in my life where I questioned it the most. . It may have taken a year to make the journey from my head to my heart for me- perhaps it was even longer than that- but it made it. . You never know what seeds are being planted. What work is being done on your behalf. What is growing underneath the surface. . But trust me- it’s coming. Let it. #mentor #change #growth #life #fearlessflow #path #journey #letgo #gratitude #spiritual #universe #trust
Perspective. . There is a gift in having the ability to zoom out from a situation and see a bigger picture- different possibilities, more reasons why, different motives. . Someone said something to me recently that automatically put my dukes up- it was ouchy. I took it personally... for a minute. . I let myself have my feelings and make up a story for a few moments and then thought, “what if I’m wrong?” . So I took a moment to explore other meanings of what I perceived as a jab. I took this person into account and how they often talk. I thought about my own “baggage” and need to feel liked and saw that I was bringing that to the party too... . And instead of holding a grudge and spending the rest of our time together brooding and plotting... . I let it go. . And I was much happier. . Because nothing is personal. We are all acting and reacting based on our own makeup and our own experiences and we are all trying to do the best we can to preserve our world as we know it... and if we walk into every room ready to fight the first person who challenges that- life can get pretty scary and pretty lonely. . So...where can you shift your perspective? Where can you zoom out and see the big picture and let everyone around you off the hook for doing the exact same thing you are doing when you judge them? . As the saying goes... how someone treats you is their path. How you respond is yours. #mindset #perspective #shift #change #courage #growth #evolve #love #forgive #universe #ahimsa #compassion #understanding
And here it is: . I’m not going to stop lying in the grass because a tick might bite me. . I’m not going to stop hiking in the mountains because a bear might attack me. . I’m not going to stop playing in the ocean because the water is cold and a shark might kill me. . I’m not going to not move to where I’m called because expenses may be tighter. . I’m not going to stay out of the gym because I might get injured. . I’m not going to keep holding myself back, because I might get hurt. . If my sole aim is to lock myself up in an effort to extend a life I never actually live... . Haven’t I missed the point? . #live #laugh #love #joy #courage #play #getoutside #change #growth #mindset #fearless #universe #gratitude
I used to think I loved animals more than I loved humans. Because it’s easy to, right? They see you as you are... they don’t pick you apart, lie to you, betray you or hurt you. They run in circles every time you walk through the door. They ask for love when they want it... they kindly do their own thing when they don’t. . . But what if all of that is to teach us what we’re capable of? What if the way we feel when we hold a tiny innocent baby in our arms, or when our best four legged friends greeted us after a long day at work- was the way we could feel about each other? . . If you’re capable of it with one- you’re capable of it with all. . . Let the walls down- open your heart up. Every single one of us has a deep and innate desire to be seen and to be loved... maybe it’s time we stop reserving that right solely for the ones we don’t believe can hurt us, and start extending it to all. . . Take it from me- a loveless life is safe- but there’s nothing more lonely. #love #animals #respect #forgive #trust #compassion #joy #fear #play #kindness #courage #writer #words #write #truth #change #mind #universe #alignment #journey
The message I got today was this: May I handle the hard moments in life with the same grace I display in the joyful ones. May I see the gift in every box of darkness, as much as I see it in the light. #sundaysareforcontemplation #mindset #sunday #life #gratitude #grace #live #love #joy #challenge #courage #growth #dignity #kindness #compassion #sunlight #universe
One of the things I learned from this weekend is that as much as I like to talk about not doing so- I have been unwilling to let go of the past. . Let’s call a spade a spade- I’m one of those chicks with baggage. Trying to understand why it happened, looking for the story or the meaning, trying to turn what happened to me into my message- but never fully understanding that I could simultaneously let it go, and still examine it to share my experience without picking it back up. . So I committed to dropping my baggage off. And then the Universe decided it wanted to test me... . So on my drive home from watching my beautiful niece today, my past very literally drove right by me- as in, we were at opposing stop signs at a 4 way stop. . I felt my heart drop into my stomach and I watched all of the stories begin to flood in. I latched on for the briefest of moments and felt myself be washed underneath the same familiar waves I often come across... . And then I stopped. A voice came in from out of nowhere that said, “Stop. You can’t take her where you’re going.” . And so I let it go. Because the “her” I can’t take with me isn’t the woman I drove by- it’s the one I’ve packed neatly into a suitcase. It’s the one I hold onto as a reason not to love, as a reason why I live with my parents, as a dream that was shattered and ruined the rest. . The her I can’t take with me is as much a person outside of me as it is a part of me that I’ve held onto... . And I wonder- how many “hers” do we try to take with us that only shackle our feet to the ground? How many “hers” do we try to change so that we can be who we are meant to be- instead of just letting them go? . Let them go. . You can’t take them with you where you’re going. #love #lessons #life #letgo #mindset #change #courage #believe #trust #destiny #greatness #future #release #wellness #mind #body #spirit #forgiveness #writer #words #writersofig