🧠 You're being guided

“I still believe I’m being guided, even when the path ahead looks nothing like what I imagined.” - a mindset.

Here are three mindsets to help you lean on your intuition as your guide.

- Case Kenny (@case.kenny)

1. Do you have “trust issues?”

If you feel like you don’t trust anyone anymore because you’ve been burned, this is for you (and you can listen to episode 693 here).

We call it “trust issues,” like it’s something broken that needs fixing. But I want to reframe that. Maybe it’s not brokenness, it’s discernment. You’ve lived, you’ve learned, and now you love with your eyes open. That’s not a flaw. That’s growth.

Trust issues don’t mean you love less. You just love smarter. You don’t fall for words, you wait for follow-through. You don’t romanticize potential, you watch for patterns. That’s not being bitter. That’s having boundaries.

You’re not guarded, you’re being guided.

Discernment means you pay attention to how people respond to your “no.” To how they handle your honesty. To whether they bring chaos or clarity. You’re not difficult, you just value your peace now. You’ve upgraded.

Here’s the shift: Discernment shouldn’t become your armor. It should become your compass. The goal isn’t to shut everyone out, it’s to let the right ones in, intentionally. Trust slower, but love deeper. Don’t fall for energy, look for alignment. Don’t chase attention, crave intention.

You’re not broken. You’re someone who learned to stop handing out trust like free samples. You wait. You observe. You invest wisely.

You didn’t become guarded. You became guided.

And that’s not a weakness. That’s your power (listen to episode 693 here).

2. You can’t dim someone who learned to shine in the dark.

You. If you chose to start over instead of settling for less. If you had to figure things out alone. If you pulled yourself out of a dark place on your own when others should have been there for you… 

This is why nothing can break you now. Because you’ve already rebuilt yourself.

You are living proof that the toughest chapters of life lead to the most beautiful stories of reinvention.

3. Your energy is valuable.

Stop giving your energy to people who expect the benefit of the doubt from you but never give you the benefit of their effort.

You know the type - people who make more excuses than effort. Who want you to understand why they can’t show up but never actually show up. 

They expect grace while they give you breadcrumbs. They expect loyalty while they stay inconsistent.

At some point, you have to stop accepting potential and start requiring proof. Because love isn’t built on promises, it’s built on proof.

My name is Case. I believe in the power of perspective.

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