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The Year Of Going All In On Myself
Choosing, changing, and charging towards growth
Recently, I’ve found myself questioning everything.
I’m questioning the importance of a job and wondering what career growth should look like.
I’m questioning how my income is capped at what my boss gives me, and I cannot understand why I only get paid at the end of each month. I’m questioning why I am supposed to get married by a certain age or have my life figured out before I turn thirty. I’m wondering why working hard is seen as laudable and working less as lazy.
None of it makes sense to me anymore, and the more I do it, the more I realize how I just don’t align with this type of living. Most people don’t thrive in an environment so rigid, yet cannot follow an unknown path of trusting their intuition.
The past year has rapidly opened my eyes to beauty, possibility, and opportunity. It’s been a year of self-exploration and connecting deeper with who I am. I’ve known what it’s like to experience a constant, steady love, and not just heartbreak. I’ve learned to choose days for myself instead of always putting others first. I’ve seen a slower life where my worth is not tied down to what I do but to the person I am. I’ve felt the brunt of burnout and also the…
