You know, I started this blog back in college when I felt like I missed writing, and this blog then turned in to a healing place for me to go after my horrific break up, and then later it turned into a place where I could write my thoughts with the hope that my thoughts would help at least one person. I like to write, I always have. I have piles and piles of notebooks in a trunk that used to be my Nanny's and I look back on them often.
The thought "I am enough" has been with me a lot lately. I think we often feel like we aren't enough, or we don't measure up to the "person" we THINK we should be. The truth is, you ARE enough. We ALL are. I hate that there's competition out there and there's always that fear of "oh, they are better than me" or "I am going to be better than so and so" the sad part is, is that that never leaves us. From school to adulthood, we are always putting ourselves under this crazy pressure. Well, I am writing to let you know that we don't need to do that anymore. We don't need to pressure ourselves into being something that we just aren't. It's good to have goals and dreams, but only if it fuels you. Only go for the stuff that lights that light inside of you because thats where your passion lies. We all know that feeling I am talking about, that feeling when your dreams meet your reality and something happens inside of you that lets you know that you're exactly where you are meant to be in that moment. It's pure magic.
We are all on a journey. I like to believe we all signed up for what we are living long before we even came into this world. We sign up for things because we are here to learn. Learn about ourselves, learn about each other, learn about humanity. I often find myself thinking about what I signed up for, what is the main lesson I am here to learn? So far, I am pretty convinced that I signed up to learn about patience and control. I joke about this, but I strive everyday to be "breezy" and to not control every little thing that happens to me. I have gotten better, but I know that with every circumstance that comes my way, I am constantly being tested to see how I am doing. The truth is, you can't plan anything! You just can't! You can try... but sometimes a curve ball is thrown at you and that curve ball is called life! The best thing to do is just LIVE. LIVE each day without worry or fear. We have to live out lives with kindness and compassion for the lessons that everyone is facing. Regardless if you live in a fancy mansion, a tiny studio apartment, travel all the time, or work 7 days a week, we are all in this together. We are. So, I think we should choose kindness, real genuine kindness... not the fake kind of kindness that's being thrown out there, but REAL, GENUINE kindness!
See? Sometimes I just write and ramble and I have no idea what I am saying or even talking about, but I guess this blog post will give you a little insight into the constant inner monologue that is going on in my mind on a daily basis. I will go ahead and jot down a few inner monologue moments I have on a regular basis. This is lucky that I am sharing this... sometimes I don't like when people know what I am thinking. Proceed with caution.
"today is going to be a good day! I will be productive! It will be great"
"oh sure, I can help you here, oh sure I can help you there, oh sure...."
"I am enough. I am so enough"
"Should I have a cookie?"
"yes, I just won't eat a cookie tomorrow..."
"YOLO"
"I am enough, I am so enough..."
"why do mean people have to exist?"
"when will true colors shine through?"
"stay in the light"
"funny how I only hear from people when they want something or it's convenient to them"
"Thats ok, the waves come in and they go out.... in and out... in and out... breathe in and out..."
" I am enough. I know who is there for me. That is what matters..."
"What if, what if, what if, what if..."
"Enjoy this ordinary day. For this ordinary day is beautiful and something you will wish for later."
" Truth always prevails. Good always conquers evil."
"I am enough, I am so enough"
"I love you."
How about that? Seriously... those are thoughts that enter my brain all day every day! Pretty exciting huh?
Well, I think it's time to wrap up this blog post. I am not so sure what I wrote about, but I do think that it feels good to write and get my thoughts out there. Knowing that maybe, just maybe, my thoughts will help at least one person makes it all worth it.
Just remember, to be kind to one another, pay attention to what lessons you are destined to learn and constantly keep telling yourself that you are enough. You are so enough!