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The Real Glass Ceiling – Living a Life Without You in It

  • Writer: Brainz Magazine
    Brainz Magazine
  • Jul 29, 2025
  • 3 min read

Updated: Jul 31, 2025

Used to be an unfulfilled overworked professional, suffering the rights and wrongs of reality that led her to look into different possibilities and perspectives in terms of health, well-being and personal fulfillment.

Executive Contributor Reena Terreping

You do not have you. It means unhappy or lost in this context. You have all the acknowledgement, money, welfare, and material prosperity, but you do not have you. You have the career you dreamed of, but you do not have you. You are on top of the world–glass ceiling, but you do not have you. You have power and influence, but you do not have you.


Hands cradle glowing fairy lights against a reflective lake at sunset, creating a serene and magical atmosphere with soft pink skies.

Suddenly, the success feels bleak and empty. That’s because motivation brings you only this far, whereas inspired action represents a natural flow of inspiration and creativity, constant movement forward without making any target significant. That leads to satisfaction that is alignment. That's where you keep on going; you move forward effortlessly, without exhaustion. You’re the best contribution to yourself and to many others.


What if there is no ceiling, only learned limitations? Do you know that more is possible? You just need inspiration for what’s next. How to get there: relax into it. To keep your happy, you have to have you on the way to the goal, not deny yourself in the process, as that is the reason you do not feel happy once you’ve accomplished it.


Could you be asking questions around it: Am I choosing me with it? Did I choose me with it?


Or did I choose that path for somebody else? Whose choice am I living? Recognise if it’s yours.


Where am I in this? What can I change? How can I change? What else is possible?


If you have you, you have everything.


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You are: Someone who never liked to be told what to do.

You know that there’s more, but you do not know how to access it.

You want clarity, inspiration, or access to the softness you do not even remember you had.


Why would you want you in all parts of your life?


To stay connected to yourself, no matter the success or failure.


Going deeper within, you realise it was never you in the first place. You realise you haven't missed or lost anything; it didn't take anything. Even if you lost your physical assets, you still have all of you, and you can obviously recreate them, as you already have proof you did it once. Only this time, you'll stay grounded, pay attention to all of it, and enjoy every bit of it instead of rushing and pushing. You are living it, breathing it, enjoying it, and appreciating it.


It’s not another achievement of yours; it’s coming home to you.


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Reena Terreping, Holistic Life & Mindset Coach

Reena Terreping used to be an unfulfilled overworked professional, suffering the rights and wrongs of reality that led her to look into different possibilities and perspectives in terms of health, well-being and personal fulfillment. She took on the role of an illuminator, shining light on the underlying emotional reasons within the body and mind. For her, understanding the root cause is the pivotal step towards initiating the healing journey. Within the multifaceted tapestry of Walkwithme Wellness, Reena skillfully articulates insights into a spectrum of health conditions, enlightening readers with her knowledge.

This article is published in collaboration with Brainz Magazine’s network of global experts, carefully selected to share real, valuable insights.

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