In 2023, I Hope You’ll Trust Yourself

Wanting to be better and having goals is natural. But it never defines you.

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I know you have goals for last year and this year, but please know that the most important thing you need to be is healthy and happy — or simply, here.

No matter what you want to achieve, you need to know that you’re enough. You do not need to do more or be more. You’re everything you’ve ever needed to be already.

Wanting to be better and having goals is natural. But it never defines you.

You’re more than your goals. You’re worthy of space, attention, and love for who you are right now.

I know finding a place for yourself out there is hard.

You don’t know if you’re making the right decisions. You doubt yourself. You think “What if this is it?” You want to believe you’re good, you can do it, but you don’t actually know if that’s true.

I want you to know that it’s okay to not have all the answers. To live with an uncomfortable degree of uncertainty. To go into the complete unknown.

Actually, more than being okay, it’s good news.

You’re trying. You care. You’re getting to know yourself. You’re moving forward. You’re stepping into uncharted territory. You’re…