Letting Go Of 'Should Be'

We all get trapped in "shoulds", "woulds", "what ifs"... but you don't have to be anything other than who you really are. I know I did this - I would try and change myself to what I thought others wanted, to fit in. Letting go of who I was to be like everyone else. But it was confusing, lonely, empty. I didn't feel accepted because I didn't accept myself.

There was NOTHING I could do, nothing I could say, nothing I could change (on the surface) to make me FEEL enough, accepted and happy with myself.

Because what I was waiting for was already within me. I just didn't know it yet.

I had been so focused on comparing, on proving myself, on thinking I needed to fix something, that I was blinded to the infinite worth and value I always had.

So let's let go of who we think we "should be", and be who we really are. That's the only way you'll truly feel accepted - when you accept yourself.

So, what do YOU love? What makes YOU happy? What fires YOU up? What do YOU value? What interests YOU? What's YOUR style? Whatever it is, choose that.

And if you're still figuring it all out, welcome to the journey of choosing REAL.
We're with you each step x
💜Ruth x