What are you trying to prove?

My days used to be so full of DOING.

A crushing amount of work finished day after day was how I proved my worth.

For years, I have consciously WANTED to do less and to BE more.

But wanting to change wasn’t enough.

I had to see myself differently.
I had to see my world differently.
I had to see others differently.

It’s one thing to say things like..

“I want more being and less doing.”

“I can’t keep going at this pace.”

“When I achieve xyz, THEN I will slow down and take some time off.”

“It shouldn’t have to be this hard.”

It’s another thing to surface and shed layer after layer of limiting beliefs, patterns and stories.

It’s another thing to realize that what was keeping me in perpetual burnout was ME.

It’s another thing to recognize that maybe, just maybe, people will love me and value me just for showing up and being myself...without having to do everything, carry everything, and take care of everything.

And it really is another thing to truly love myself, to rebuild my self-trust, and to recognize my value simply for showing up.

I don’t have to be a certain way to be loved, and neither do you.

So, what are you trying to prove?