True Self Connection

An Interview with Ronit Herzfeld on the Earthly Delights Podcast

Let Love, Not Habit, Lead

We live in an age of endless input—books, podcasts, headlines, advice—yet information rarely becomes transformation. In this conversation with the Earthly Delights Podcast, I spoke about the gap between knowing and embodying. We are awash in wisdom that lights up our minds, but it doesn’t move us into action. We often don’t see reality as it is—we see it through distorted lenses shaped by early wounds, confirmation biases, and a fear-based nervous system that interprets ambiguity as threat. The real work begins when we pause, breathe, feel what’s truly happening, name the story we are running, and gently check what’s actually true.

Because we were patterned in relationship, we must be re-patterned in relationship. Our nervous systems react faster than our intellects, which is why healing requires at least one person who can “pause” us in real time. The Leap Forward community exists for this—to practice humility, conscious communication, and accountability together. Trust isn’t born from being perfect; it’s born from being consistent, repairable, and willing to be called in. Community becomes the ground where new patterns can take root.

Beneath all our defenses lives a flailing child, a competent adult, and a radiant self that has never been broken—the original self that remembers love. When we have the courage to feel our pain instead of avoiding it, we widen our capacity for joy. Practice the pause. Practice with someone. Listen not for ideas but for practices you can feel—moments that remind you we are not meant to evolve alone, but together. Let love—rather than habit—become your default.

-Ronit Herzfeld

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