In a Holidaze

by Christina Lauren

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.

When I thought it didn’t matter and no one would remember, I finally started living authentically. I quit my job. I was honest about my feelings. I went after what I wanted without fear.

“Because I can spend my whole life getting to know someone and still be wrong

don’t have to try to shoehorn my life into the current template. I can move.