Authentic Self

For every day in the valley, there will be way more mountaintop experiences, picture-perfect highs, and cinematic nights.

Even the harshest feelings will peak and crash, and even the most dramatic catastrophes will fade over time. You will not remember the hours you spent crying or walking off your emotions. What you will remember is what you learned. What you will remember is what you saw. What you will remember is gratitude.

For everything we cannot control in life, there is so much more we can. We do not need to correct every single setback. We do not need to avoid the hard days altogether.

Sometimes the best way to clear muddy water is to just leave it alone.

To succeed, we must fail. To be beautiful, we must embrace our uniqueness and see ourselves as enough. To learn, we must try. To be better, we must brave our inner storms. We are not meant to heal ourselves to the point of perfection. We are meant to be human, and when we allow ourselves to live authentically, our lives will help us heal.

KJ