Peek-A-Boo Brain Moments
Peek-a-boo brain moments & trusting timing
I've been having these thoughts lately that I'm calling "peekaboo brain moments."
Know how sometimes you fully relax, close your eyes, and follow your thoughts as they deepen? Is this just something I do because I’m weird?
Anyway, that’s where I've been lately — deliberately taking time to drift into these meditative spaces where my mind wanders into more relational, existential territory — rather than trying to overthink and overengineer my next steps.
In these moments, something profound always emerges:
A realization that feels so clear, so true, so perfectly timed for whatever I've been working through subconsciously.
However, there’s a catch…
As I emerge from these visualizations and reawaken to the world around me, the “a-ha” moments feel less clear. I have insights, but when I attempt to voice and capture them with the same power they had while I was drifting, they slip away.
It's maddening and beautiful at the same time.
I want to clarify these thoughts into next steps, but what I'm learning is that these realizations are still working on me, even when I can't consciously access them.
Something is happening in that space between conscious thought and deeper knowing:
My subconscious is processing, sorting, and aligning things that my thinking mind can't quite grasp yet.
I'm beginning to trust that this is exactly how it's supposed to be.
We live in a culture that wants to capture everything, document every insight, and turn every profound moment into content or action items.
But what if some of our most profound work happens in the spaces we can't control or commodify?
What if alignment isn't about having constant access to our insights and what’s next, but about trusting the timing of our own inner process?
Like the childhood game of peekaboo — now you see it, now you don't, now you see it again: The insight is there, then hidden, then emerges when it's ready.
Not when we demand it, but when we need it.
I'm learning to play with this rhythm instead of fighting it.
To trust that those profound moments in my peekaboo brain are leading me somewhere, even when I can't see the full picture.
Alignment isn't about always knowing where we're going. It’s about trusting ourselves through the process of not knowing while staying open to what wants to emerge.
As Jung said, “Your vision will become clear only when you look into your own heart. Who looks outside, dreams; who looks inside, awakes."
What's your relationship with your own inner timing?
Do you have moments when you know something profound is working itself out, even when you can't quite name it?
I’d love to hear your thoughts. I’m curious about the spaces where your deepest knowing lives.
And, if any of this resonates and you're ready to explore your own relationship with inner knowing and alignment, let's chat and explore what working together could look like.
Sometimes the work of trusting our own timing is easier when we're not doing it alone.
xox, Michelle
Snapped this no-filter photo on my walk the other day. What timing!
Want to explore how to work together? I do identity work. Whether you are looking to rediscover who you are now, realign and strategize a way forward, or want to reclaim your voice and show up in the world, I can help. Yes, this still includes brand content (which I love!) and business and life strategy. Everything touches — and I am here to support you in making meaningful progress.
If you want to share the love, forward this to a friend. If you were forwarded this email and want more like it, sign up here.
For more insights and interviews, follow me on Instagram here & here, TikTok, & YouTube. You can also connect with me on LinkedIn.
Be who you are. Lead with curiosity & love. The world will respond.
