The Need to Be Liked

“To love ourselves and support each other in the process of becoming real is perhaps the greatest single act of daring greatly.” 
― Brené Brown


gentle reminder to self: wanting to be liked is hard work & a poor use of energieswanting to be understood is just as much hard work as wanting to be likedwanting to keep others’ “good” opinion of you is overratedwhy are you Here?not only to be likedyou are on a journey, one that you consciously chose to be authentic and show up as yourself every single time, & that walk may inadvertently involve stepping on toes many times unintentionally, especially when new people are met. make all steps with the intention of love and kindness noting that some may interpret this differentlyyou are full of boldness, of courage, of courageous moves, dreams that are too big for some to see, you are full of curiosity, questions, questions, questions & more questionsyou are so much more than being likedyou are lovea woman wanting to learn, to grow to share, to support your sisters, to be, to floyou are willing now, to do all of that, as YOUminus the overthinking & the need to be likedyou are willing to remain kind as you step into the arenathis will require courage, change, openness, letting in, letting go, sometimes tears, embracing vulnerability & some conflict may inevitably arise. Do not shrink!you are here to share lessons on the journey downloaded directly to you from the most Highso… when you get scared that they will no longer like you remember to stand on what you know on what you came here forremember that you are a human be…ing, you have issues as wellremember that walking this path requires courage that you already possessremember that there is no compromise on who you are & why you are here