The Inner State of Things.
Master your inner climate, and the world bends to meet you.
Your life is not shaped by what happens to you, it’s sculpted by the state you meet it in. Shift the lens inside, and the entire world rearranges itself around you.
Lots of words are pulsing through my mind like a private techno track only I can hear. My fingers itch to move, to match their rhythm. Once upon a time, I envied people who grew up with English as their first language. I thought: They could rule the world. They must find it so effortless to pour their ideas into words.
But here I am, doing just that.
Everyone should write a book. Not for fame, but because every human carries a story that could change someone’s life.
I’m curled into a soft chair, its fabric warm from the morning sun, holding my spine like a loyal friend while my hips sink in just enough to tell my body, stay, you’re safe here. The steady tap of my well-polished nails on the keyboard is its own kind of music. Each keystroke lands like a beat, the air vibrating with creation. A perfectly blended latte rests beside me, its heat kissing my palm. First sip velvety, nutty, a little bold swirls into my bloodstream like liquid joy. Oh lala.
In moments like this, my mind becomes a theater. Present and future scenes flicker in Technicolor. And always, the story bends toward love, toward beauty, toward meaning. There’s a rush in wanting to share that light, especially with those whose hearts I care for the most.
When I’m not lost in the theater of my mind, I let my awareness walk into the world. I watch how people stand shoulders pulled back in pride or curved in quiet defense. I study the way their hands punctuate words, how their eyes sharpen or soften. I wonder: What is the soul asking beneath the sentence? What do they most need in this moment? This is where connection blooms.
Right now, joy hums in my chest like a steady drum. Even in silence, words line up at the edge of my consciousness, waiting to leap. Gratitude floods in, because life when you widen your gaze is a banquet of stories and sensations.
This morning, walking from my home to the coffee shop, the thought rose: We perceive life according to the weather inside us. If my inner climate is stormy with self-pity, my eyes will scan for proof that the world is cruel. I’ll meet strangers with suspicion. Even kindness might feel like a trap, an invitation to disappointment.
But when I shift into the fabulous state of mind when I choose to move as my highest self, the movie changes.
I rewind the walk. My heels strike the pavement in a rhythm that feels like power. My hips sway, loose and certain. Sunlight drapes over my skin, seeping warmth into the center of my chest. The security guard at the door barely notices me at first, but when our eyes meet, he holds the door open. Gratitude blooms in my ribcage, spilling invisibly toward him.
Inside, the barista greets me with the energy of a good friend. I speak my coffee order like it’s poetry. As I wait, I watch the choreography of the staff how they pass cups like dancers passing props, each motion efficient yet infused with care.
Two lovers brush against my arm, their touch feather-light. I feel their little universe, a bubble where the world dissolves, leaving only the pulse of shared presence.
It reminds me: beauty doesn’t just exist in grand gestures, but in the micro-moments we choose to notice.
Self-awareness is the key that unlocks those moments. Not the rigid kind taught through criticism, but a soft, steady, honest attention. The kind that lets you notice when your inner state isn’t matching the life you’re creating and then choose differently.
That is self-leadership.
So I’ll leave you with this:
Right now, as you read, drop into your body. Feel the air on your skin, the weight of your seat, the subtle hum of your heartbeat. Notice your inner weather. And then ask yourself, if I chose a more fabulous state, how would my world look different in the next five minutes?
In the end, the true art is not controlling the outer world it’s mastering the inner one. And when you do, the conversations change, the doors open, and the opportunities multiply… almost effortlessly. The world will mirror back the state you dare to live in.
If you’re ready to refine your inner state into the frequency that attracts love, wealth, and opportunities beyond what you’ve imagined, I invite you into a private 1:1 mentorship with me. This is where we remove the noise, calibrate your energy, and architect the reality you’re meant to walk in.
Joanne Genoza
Joanne Genoza
