01/26/2026
I no longer try to fix what people see when they look at me.
I know who I am. I know why I’m here. I know what I bring and how I show up.
There was a time when I played the game.
I was vain.
I cared deeply about what others thought.
I people pleased my ass off in an effort to be liked, accepted, and understood.
I don’t judge that version of me.
She did what she needed to survive and belong.
But that is no longer who is leading.
I have done the work.
I continue to do the work.
And because of that, I know this level of freedom is possible for others too.
How others perceive me is shaped by their own lenses, their own experiences, and their own level of awareness. That is no longer my responsibility to manage.
I am done explaining myself to be understood.
I am done softening myself to be accepted.
I am done correcting projections that were never mine to carry.
Every soul has the same choice available to them.
To stop negotiating their truth.
To stop living through the eyes of others.
To come home to themselves.
I can help others do the same, not because I’m above the journey, but because I’ve walked it and I know the payoff.
The freedom on the other side is worth everything.
I choose presence over performance.
Truth over translation.
Alignment over approval.
Those who see me, will.
Those who don’t, won’t.
And I am at peace with both.