Lately I’ve been thinking about how hard it is to put myself out into the world when I know I have something good in me to share. That’s the weird part. It’s not that I don’t believe I have anything to offer. I actually do. I know I’m bright, bubbly, loving, encouraging, and full of ideas. I know I want to help people love themselves more. I know I want people to find at least one thing every day that makes them feel a little more alive, a little more joyful, a little more worth it. I know all of that. What I don’t always know is how to begin without immediately getting hit by my own brain.
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Because the second I think about starting, my mind goes straight to: this will be hard, people will expect things from you, you’ll have to be consistent, you’ll have to show up, you’ll have to keep showing up, and what if people actually depend on you to do that? Which is a lot. It’s exhausting, honestly. Also a little dramatic. Also probably not wrong. My brain is like a glitter cannon with a business plan and a panic disorder. She means well, but wow, she knows how to make a simple idea feel like a mountain.
And still, underneath all of that noise, there’s something very real. I do want to show up. I do want to say something meaningful. I do want to create something that helps people feel seen, loved, and less alone in their own minds. I want to talk about joy and self-worth and what it means to keep becoming yourself, even when your thoughts are messy and your fears are loud and your start never looks as graceful as you thought it would.
Maybe this is the start. Maybe it doesn’t have to be polished and perfect and tied up in a pretty bow. Maybe it can sound like me—funny, hopeful, a little chaotic, and very, very real. Maybe the point is not to sound like someone who has it all figured out. Maybe the point is to speak while I’m still figuring it out, and trust that there are other people out there who need permission to do the same.
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So if I’m being honest, this is me trying. This is me inching closer to the version of myself that stops waiting for the perfect moment and just starts where she is.
For me today, that looks like sitting in my favorite spot with a massive mug of Organic Chamomile Tea, typing out these words, and deciding that messy action is better than perfect paralysis.
This is me saying maybe I do have something worth sharing, even if I’m still learning how to share it. And maybe that’s enough for today. Maybe that’s more than enough.
This is the Growth Mindset I have been working toward.. This is me Taking Back my Brain -
Huge Thank You & Shout Out to Kara Loewentheil - Your Book, and School of New Feminist Thought helped me tremendously. Check out her Book here:
Take Back Your Brain: How a Sexist Society Gets In Your Head--and How to Get it Out by Kara Loewentheil
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