What am I doing with my life?
I’ve been struggling with how to morn and release the life my younger self pictured for myself at this age and my negative self talk. In Don Miguel Ruiz’s The four agreements, the first agreement “Se impecable con tu palabra” (which if you are a Spanish speaker and haven’t read the book in Spanish I highly recommend, it hits different.) I’ve had to be so intentional about this because it’s so hard releasing narratives I created for myself earlier in life. I remember laying things out like “I’ll be married by this age, have kids by that age and be at xyz point in my career by the time I’m 30” and understanding that I’m not a failure because life didn’t work out that way. It has been a process and I have not been kind to myself during it but I’m doing my best to do better. I’m doing my best to love myself instead of criticizing and judge myself. I continue to work towards loving myself at every stage in my life, not just during the wins. Knowing that it’s ok to not know where I’m going or how I’ll get there. If any late 20’s- early 30’s femmes have advice I’d gladly take it 💞 wishing anyone reading this the best on their journey
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