It’s okay …

If 2022 is going to be everything that you desire it to be and more…

You’re going to have to know that…

It’s okay to admit that you’re not okay.

It’s okay to admit that you’re not feeling your best.

It’s okay to admit that things aren’t goings as well as you would like.

It’s okay to admit that you’re going through some things.

It’s okay to admit that right now you really just don’t know.

It’s okay.

All of it is okay.

This was one of the most difficult lessons that I’ve had to learn on my journey. When I was growing up, I learned that it wasn’t okay for me to not be okay. There was no space for me to feel any type of way other than how others around me expected me to feel. Otherwise I was in a mood or I had an attitude. No one took the time to ask about my feelings and what was really going on with me.

So guess what I did?

I became really good at acting like everything was okay.

I acted like I had everything together.

I acted like I wasn’t hurting.

I acted like things were all good in my world.

Until I could no longer bear the weight of it all and I was forced to face the TRUTH.

Admitting how I was feeling to someone who cared and someone I trusted changed everything for me. That one act of just telling someone made things a little better. I actually created space to receive the help that I desperately needed at the time.

This year commit to first being honest with yourself and then being honest with others.

No more I’m fine when you’re really not.
No more hiding the truth.
No more false stories.

Not okay makes you one thing… human.

This journey called life is not easy. It’s not all kosher. It’s an actual reality that we live and breathe everyday. It’s not a virtual reality where everything is pretty and rosy and perfect. It’s life.

The most rewarding thing about speaking my truth was that I found community. I found other women like me and learned that we had shared experiences. It wasn’t just me after all. I wasn’t alone in what I was feeling and experiencing. This could have never happened if I wasn’t willing to admit that I wasn’t okay and seek support.

What I know now is that there’s only room for TRUTH on my journey. The freedom that I seek and that’s available to me depends on it.

The same is true for you.

Choose you. Choose truth. Choose freedom.

It’s waiting.