There’s a version of you that learned to make herself small. To take up less space, to quiet her voice, to soften her edges just enough so she wouldn’t be too much. She thought it would make things easier — maybe even make her more lovable, more acceptable. But the truth is, it only made her feel invisible.
You’ve been carrying this weight for too long, but it’s not yours to carry. You were never ‘not enough.’ You were never meant to shrink. You are already capable, already powerful, already worthy. It’s time to stop living as the version of you that’s scared and start stepping into the version that knows they can. The world is waiting for you — not the mask, not the fear, but the real you. And that version? She’s unstoppable.
But no one teaches you how to let go of a weight you’ve carried for so long it feels like a part of you. No one tells you that shedding old versions of yourself can feel like grief, even when you know they were never truly you. It’s terrifying, isn’t it? To stop molding yourself into what’s palatable, what’s easier, what doesn’t make waves. But tell me — has disappearing ever made you happy? Has playing small ever felt like home?
You are not here to be easy to digest. You are not here to blend into the background of your own life. You are here to be seen, to be heard, to take up space without apology. And I hope one day, when the weight tries to settle back onto your shoulders, you remember that it was never yours to carry in the first place.
Source: Nebula
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