The Gremlin in the Shadows – Whispers from the Edge – Week 1
There’s a voice that only speaks when the world goes quiet.
She doesn’t shout. She waits.
She hides in the stillness, in the softness, in the pause.
You’ll find her in the spaces where your next version is just starting to take shape—
when you’re doing the brave thing,
sharing the raw truth,
stepping into the light just a little more boldly than before.
And just as you begin to rise, she leans in close and whispers:
“Are you sure you can do this without help?”
“They’re going to find out you’re not as powerful as you seem.”
“You’re only strong when someone else is holding you up.”
She’s not cruel.
She’s familiar.
Like an old friend who shows up with fear disguised as love.
I call her the gremlin.
Not the cartoon kind—but the inky one.
The shadow-dweller. The shape-shifter.
The one who remembers every time you’ve been dismissed, silenced, abandoned or betrayed.
She’s part of you.
But she’s not the truth of you.
The gremlin is the voice of protection.
Of survival.
Of old contracts written in ink that no longer fits your skin.
And when she appears—especially just before a breakthrough—it’s not a sign that you’re failing.
It’s a sign that you’re becoming.
She only trembles when your soul starts to shine.
She only whispers louder when your voice starts to rise.
So you don’t have to exile her.
You don’t have to silence her.
But you can say:
“I hear you.
I understand why you’re scared.
But I’m writing this anyway.
You can be here—but you don’t get to hold the pen.”
This is the edge.
The sacred moment just before expansion.
And if the gremlin is whispering… you’re closer than you think.
💭 Soul Prompt:
What does your gremlin say when you’re about to rise?
What truth is she trying to protect—and what truth are you ready to claim instead?
📖 This piece is part of “Whispers from the Edge,” a four-part June series exploring the tender truths that rise as we expand. If you’d like to be first to know when The Call of the Sacred Rebel is released—join the waitlist here.
