What happened to the life that was stolen from You?

You let society tell you how you should feel, while your acceptance is conditional based on how they feel.

You take a narrative that was never truly your own and embed it as part of your beliefs and now it is part of your soul.

You are the ‘victim’ of a path that was decided for you. Yet you never sought a path to write and call your own.

You let your thoughts dictate who you are. Oblivious that you are a perceiver and not the receiver of the thoughts that tear at your heart.

You boost your confidence with high-status products. But it eludes you that these things restore your fragile ego and signal who you want to be and where you want to belong.

Your love for someone is conditional based on their ability to meet your undying needs. When the love you seek from someone else is yet to be sought within yourself.

You compare yourself to those on social media who often share their highlight reels. Your sense of self-worth now cracks and lacks the definition of value and appeal.

Your image portrayed to others is not who you are. But you are malleable and bespoke just like a child whose mind is not yet woke.

You flood the ears to anyone who will hear your sorrows. Your suffering never ends, your mind is never hollow.

You are defensive with others neglecting the accountability you hold. Your refusal to acknowledge the hurt, worry, fear and shame depletes your energy and depletes their soul.

Each one of these scenarios is a common theme in our daily lives. If any of these scenarios resonate with you because they have played out in your life. Then you relinquished control and gave your power to others and your emotions which subsequently altered your behavior. Thus, your roots require more nourishment so that you can be able to withstand the shared challenges of daily life.

You should strive to achieve higher awareness of who you are. Strive to abandon self-destructive patterns/behaviors. Strive to leave fear and worry behind. Strive to detox or let go of people or things that do not serve you. The choices you make create every aspect of your life. You have the power to make new choices.

I encourage you to take a deep look at who you are, what you want and where you would like to be in this place called life. Find things that are useful, for you, that help you feel empowered and move your life in a positive direction. A particularly good first step is journaling. Write down what makes you feel good. And then PRIORITIZE these things. If you can see the things that bring you joy, then subsequently you will learn naturally how to follow that joy.

Your priority should be YOU. You should take care of yourself from a mental, physical, and social space.Everyday. We cannot dodge the everyday challenges that occur, but we can equip ourselves mentally to be able to manage them better and thus contribute to our inner peace.

You are the only person that gets to spend the most time with YOU. You deserve a peaceful, joyous, and fulfilling life. Honor yourself by making the commitment to make YOU the much-needed priority in your life.

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