I am a recovering people pleaser. Throughout my life, time and again, I received the message that speaking my truth was dangerous. So I did what so many women do: I disappeared. I showed up in ways that aligned exactly with how others wanted me to be. I minimized my desires to meet the desires of those around me in exchange for a feeling of safety and belonging. 

Then I finally woke up to realize - the one person that I wasn’t pleasing was myself. 

Over the last decade I have walked a sacred path of reclamation, returning my energy to myself and my desires. This path of recovery has included pain, grief, and loss, but ultimately it has allowed me to step into true freedom. 

Today’s Journal Prompt: 

What do I truly desire for me? Outside of those that I love and care for? How can I channel my energy in a way that allows me to fulfill that desire? 

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