This Is Me

by Chrissy Metz

Honeybees are meaningful to me because

technically they’re not supposed to be able to fly. We know they do, but in the 1930s French scientists “proved” they couldn’t. Their reasoning was that it was aerodynamically impossible because honeybees’ wings are too small to support the weight of their bodies. And yet, through some miracle, there they go, zipping through the air and soaring their little honeybee hearts out.

It was only once I stopped looking for outside validation, and looked inward instead, that I realized I have all I need to fly. Our true happiness is inside of us. Like me, everything you need to fly—to soar—has been inside you all along. Just as you are, you’re enough.

Because confidence is really trust in yourself, right? It has nothing to do with what someone else thinks of you; it’s what you think of you.

Not only does sharing your truth help other people, but then you feel good and come to realize your value. When you then build on that value and continue to be a positive person, you can be a light for others in getting out of their own way.

She’d worked her butt off to live in a home she loves. She earned it and she deserves it, and she would do a disservice to herself and the beauty she surrounds herself with if she shrugged it off and deflected the compliment.

I had a life lesson—that it’s okay for you to say, “I worked hard

for what I have. I earned it and I am going to enjoy it, proudly.” It only affirmed what I was learning: There is something that happens when you are grateful. You continue to receive blessings.

You have to be the one to decide what it is you want to give. It isn’t always about money. It’s your energy, it’s your time, and it’s your love.

“We all have a purpose,” she said. “Some people are the tall oak trees, and some people are the beautiful bushes. But everyone has a purpose. There is nobody here on earth who doesn’t have a path or a purpose. An innate destiny. Every human being who comes, comes called.”

I truly believe that the things you want can happen, but it starts with asking.

When you are confident in your abilities, it lets other people feel confident in theirs too.

I need you to set aside ten seconds every single morning. Maybe that will increase one day. But for now, I just need

ten seconds.

Here’s how I do it: Before my hands automatically reach for my phone, I close my eyes and I take these ten seconds for my daily practice of thanksgiving. I think, I am grateful that I can see. Just saying that makes me appreciate the light filtering through the window, no matter how early my call time. I thank my bed for its support and comfort.

I am grateful to have the ability and mobility

to move my miracle of a body. Down to the organs’ functions, it works perfectly on my behalf. And then there’s the fact that I can move freely and easily, in ...

Through my daily practice I have come to find that my attitude is gratitude.

Here’s my challenge to you: When you wake up in the morning, do not get out of bed until you have focused on at least five specific things for which you are grateful. Do this

as soon as you wake up. Don’t check your socials; don’t even think about looking at your emails. This is an active meditation, where instead of blocking out thoughts, your mind is rich with all these wonderful gifts.

But I’ve come to find that when I take that time for myself, I am more patient, more understanding, and much more loving.

you can’t give from an empty well. When you don’t realize how full your life is, you can’t give to others. And when you cannot give to others, you will not be able to receive.

For me, it’s always about love. We’re made from love, with love, to love.

The rule is not “Don’t

Make a Mess.” That’s unavoidable, either through your choices or mistakes. But you always have the power to clean up after yourself, and help others do the same.

As adults, we sometimes call this the Compare and Despair trap, where you look at someone else’s life and become envious or feel inadequate. We can’t know what other people have gone through or what’s really behind that Instagram post.

Because showing up for yourself is sometimes the lesson. It’s only a failure if you don’t try in the first place. When you put one foot in front of the other—get

you cannot fail. Your dream might evolve. You might see that

something isn’t meant for you, and that realization will lead to what it is you are really supposed to be doing. But until you show up for yourself with that first step—because I know t...

Everyone’s journey is different, but you have to have real passion. That’s true for whatever your work is. Because that love is gonna get you through hard times and long hours and the “What am I doing with my life?” situations.

believe that everything happens as it should. What is yours is meant for you, and you can maintain it and there is an abundance for everyone. It’s not always the journey we expect, but it’s the one we need to take.

If you’re having hard times right now, whatever shimmy trick you have to do to keep going, take a mental picture. I want you to look back on this part of your life and thank yourself for not giving up.

Anxiety is one of the worst things you can experience in your whole life. The more you resist, the more it persists. I

We are not taught that we are limitless and fantastic just the way we are. We are told, “You’re not enough,” and “You’re too much of this.” Being who you are is enough. You don’t have to become a success, because you already are one. Let go of your fear and dare to be your greatest, truest self. Because the world needs you.

am solely being judged on my vessel. Not what’s inside, not my loving heart, not my relentless spirit or zest for life. They don’t know me. I know me. So I keep it movin’.

Again, what people think about you is none of your business. You do what makes you happy, and you can’t control how it makes other people feel. It’s your life. Why would you live for anybody else? The whole point of us being here is to be ourselves.

If you can’t love yourself for who you are right now, you’ll never get to the place you’re meant to be.