So many of us are stuck in the cycle of checking for likes, hearts and thumbs up from others on our social media or approval from people around us lately. We have become a product of what others think about us in every way. We've lost our way from being our authentic self, whatever that self is. 

There are many relationships of late that are falling apart because we're stuck accepting unwanted opinions or judgments from others that don't even matter. We have allowed toxic people to approve of our choices in everything we do that we can't see or recognize the person in the mirror any longer. We are seeking validation and approval from others and not paying attention to our own needs.

I encourage you to take a small step today and regain the freedom to be you in every way without becoming a victim to approval or validation seeking. Hearts, likes and thumbs up don't make you, you! Your own values, choices and likes make you. You don't need approval from others to be your authentic self!