Letโs talk about the spiritual downloads.
You know the ones.
They start with, โI donโt know who this is forโฆโ
And maybe it was for somebody else.
But maybeโฆ it was for you.
Maybe that download wasnโt meant to be posted.
Maybe it needed to marinate.
To become part of your fiber.
To work itself down into your cells and be livedโnot liked.
Maybe it was meant to sit quietly with you until you could speak from a place of healing and masteryโnot adrenaline and urgency.
I say that as someone who was guilty.
I used to get a flash of insight and post it immediately. Because I believed if I needed it, someone else did too.
But if Iโm being honest?
I was also looking for validation.
Proof of my value.
I needed to know that what passed through me mattered.
So when I got a brilliant thought, I regurgitated it instantlyโbecause at that time (and let me stress: at that time) I needed those virtual handclaps.
I needed those emojis and โwhew!โ comments to remind me that I still had something to offer.
But thatโs not ministry.
Thatโs not embodiment.
Thatโs performance.
You can get a creative idea, a sacred download, a spiritual revelationโand still end up pimping it off for engagement.
We donโt talk about that part.
We donโt talk about how easy it is to confuse resonance with readiness.
Just because it hits now doesnโt mean itโs meant to be shared now.
Sometimes the real maturity is in keeping the download to yourself.
Letting it do its work inside of youโbefore you release it into the world.
Lisa N. Alexander is the author and founder of This Woman Knows and What Million-Dollar Brands Know. She is an award-winning filmmaker, director, producer, and writer and is the owner of PrettyWork Creative.


