In a Holidaze

by Christina Lauren

Maybe we should do things because we love them, not because we’ve always done them that way.”

“It’s just hard to know which choice is right until it’s all over, I guess.”

“Listen up,” she says, “because I’m going to tell you a secret not everyone knows: Everything is going to be okay. I mean it. I realize everyone around you being messy might make you feel like you can’t ever be, but that isn’t true. It’s okay to be messy sometimes, honey.”

I’ve spent years not trusting my ability to make decisions and quietly letting life just happen to me. It can’t be a coincidence that the moment I stopped being passive and followed my instincts, everything seemed to fall into place. I know what makes me happy—trusting myself. What a gift, right? I found happiness.

The only person whose expectations you have to live up to is yourself.