It has taken me a long journey to grow into the woman I am today. I am strong, confident, and I trust myself in everything I feel and believe. I am no longer self-doubting or self-conscious. I have finally gained the inner peace that I have always been looking for, and no one can break that. I would equate it to finding God, I suppose. I’m not in the slightest religious, but I can guess that I feel the same trust and faith in myself as others would unconditionally have in God. I am no longer codependent. I finally understand what it feels like to be a complete individual. I accept the love that I give to myself and I know that no one can love me better than I love myself – and I truly believe it. I no longer have the negative voices in my head. I can think clearly finally.

I am my own religion. I am who I worship everyday, who I believe unconditionally, and who I put my love and faith into wholeheartedly. I trust myself. I no longer rely on outside sources to give me love and attention that I desperately craved as a young adult. I finally can give that to myself unconditionally. I have grown. I believe this blog is the source of my clarity as well as a good, five foot step back from social media. Being able to use this blog as an outlet is truly heart-opening. I am able to think clearer each and every day the more I release myself into the universe. The more I distance myself from the facades of social media, the more I tap into my true self and the more I find my own strength and inner peace. I’m not going to pretend. I actually mute everyone’s posts on my blog Instagram. I followed a bunch of nature photographers and they are the only thing I see on my feed. The beauty of their photos keeps me at peace and calm and I no longer get stuck in endless, mindless scrolling. I no longer get stuck comparing myself to others. I no longer long for things I don’t have. I finally can give myself everything I need. I would highly recommend stepping back from social media, it’s eye-opening.

I love myself. I trust myself. I believe in myself. I have faith in myself. I have an impenetrable strength for myself.