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Letters of Change

Hi, I’m Elena Agafonova — Happiness & Transformation Coach, author of "The Midlife Career Pivot" and "Embrace Change Gently". Letters of Change is your quiet space to pause, reflect, and reconnect with what truly matters. Every Wednesday, receive one story, one insight, and one gentle prompt — a gift for the inner growth, helping you move through life’s transitions with more clarity, courage, and self-compassion. We’ll explore themes like: your pathway to happiness, finding purpose, career reinvention, building true self-confidence. These letters are not quick fixes, but invitations to listen deeply and grow forward — one honest step at a time. P.S. If you don’t see the confirmation email in your inbox, check your Promotions or Spam folders — sometimes quiet letters like these get misplaced. 💌

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What if “not enough” isn’t even true?

Elena Agafonova Coach | Author | Happiness Explorer 🌱 Letters of Change A weekly space for happiness, self-trust & the art of living well Let’s begin gently “Lighthouses don't go running all over an island looking for boats to save; they just stand there shining.” — Anne Lamott Hello and welcome Reader! Some people carry a spark in their eyes. Others, a storm in their chest.But there are moments and people who move quietly, not looking to be saved, just hoping someone will hold the light...

Elena Agafonova Coach | Author | Happiness Explorer 🌱 Letters of Change A weekly space for happiness, self-trust & the art of living well Let’s begin gently Hello and welcome Reader! Sometimes we stay too long in the wrong place —a job that quietly drains us,a routine that no longer fits,a version of life that’s long outgrown. Why? Because it’s stable. Familiar. Safe enough. Even when our bodies whisper (or shout) for change,we keep surviving instead of creating. This week’s letter is not to...

Elena Agafonova Coach | Author | Happiness Explorer 🌱 Letters of Change A weekly space for happiness, self-trust & the art of living well Let’s begin gently Hello and welcome Reader! You pour your heart into something — a dream, a next step, a leap forward — and then… silence.No feedback. No movement. It’s crushing. It makes you question… everything. This week’s letter is for those moments when the world feels deaf to your efforts, and it seems like there’s no point in trying again. When...

Elena Agafonova Coach | Author | Happiness Explorer 🌱 Letters of Change A weekly space for happiness, self-trust & the art of living well Let’s begin gently Hello and welcome Reader! Have you ever found yourself in a role, a job, or a routine that once felt meaningful… but now doesn’t? You might not be burned out. Nothing dramatic has happened.And yet — something’s off. Something’s missing.And the scariest part? You’re not even sure what you want instead. This week’s letter is for those quiet...

Elena Agafonova Coach | Author | Happiness Explorer 🌱 Letters of Change A weekly space for happiness, self-trust & the art of living well Let’s begin gently Hello and welcome back Reader! Trying something new can feel like stepping off a cliff, especially when the silence that follows is louder than any rejection.No feedback. No applause. Sometimes… no results at all. This week’s Letter is about confidence, not as something loud or bulletproof, but as a quiet form of self-trust that carries...

Elena Agafonova Coach | Author | Happiness Explorer 🌱 Letters of Change A weekly space for happiness, self-trust & the art of living well Let’s begin gently Hello and welcome Reader! Some seasons in life hum with purpose. Others… fall strangely quiet.When the spark goes out from what once felt meaningful, we don’t always notice it right away. This week’s letter is about those quiet moments when old meanings fade, and how to tell if it’s time to rewrite the story. The Question Behind the Pivot...

Elena Agafonova Coach | Author | Happiness Explorer 🌱 Letters of Change A weekly space for happiness, self-trust & the art of living well Let’s begin gently Hello and welcome back Reader! Sometimes your mind is loud with questions, your heart heavy with doubt.You go in circles, overthinking the same problem, unsure what to do next.You don’t need another solution right away.You need space.To speak freely. To feel heard. To say it all — even the messy bits. And then, often, something shifts. A...

Elena Agafonova Coach | Author | Happiness Explorer 🌱 Letters of Change A weekly space for happiness, self-trust & the art of living well Let’s begin gently Hello and welcome back Reader! Last week, I offered you an exercise: Islands of Happiness — a gentle practice to help you look back and spot the moments in life that brought you joy, energy, and meaning. Since then, a few people reached out with a different kind of reflection: Now I know where I’m happy — but I still don’t know how to...

Elena Agafonova Coach | Author | Happiness Explorer 🌱 Letters of Change A weekly space for happiness, self-trust & the art of living well Let’s begin gently Hello and welcome back Reader! Before we chase the next big thing, it helps to pause and ask: when was I truly, deeply happy? Here’s one way to find out. One story We often believe that finding happiness requires making drastic changes—switching careers, moving countries, reinventing ourselves entirely. But what if the real clues are...

Elena Agafonova Coach | Author | Happiness Explorer 🌱 Letters of Change A weekly space for happiness, self-trust & the art of living well Let’s begin gently Hello and welcome Reader, I’m so glad you’re here today. A few days ago, I surprised even myself. For months, I had been searching for an apartment — ready to rent, already lived in, something "safe." But with every listing I saw, prices kept climbing out of reach. I felt stuck, frustrated, even a little desperate. How could something so...