As I learn from my experiences my perspective shifts, today for me love means many things, but above all it represents acceptance and grace.

“Rest could be baking a new recipe, actually making something, and that might not look like rest to some people, but the fact that I can do it without being on a strict schedule is the restful part for me.”

“Stop inviting people to change your path.”

“As far as I’m concerned ‘shoulds’ are not mine, they don’t stem from my beliefs, they don’t stem from my own true expectations.”

“I felt this rumble beneath the surface. It’s like an uncomfortable niggle that you are constantly feeling. I just wanted to put on more of a performance, so I started to distract myself, kept myself busy, never settled. I constantly juggled stuff to distract me from the issue that was deep down in me. Anytime I was quiet I would feel the pain.”

“I think it can be quite claustrophobic, it can feel like you are not free to be yourself. Often when you have self doubt you have big dreams, but you are hemmed in by them and not able to get to where you want to go. You feel stuck and not able to move forward, knowing that there is more for you, but you are not able to get there just yet.”

“We are taught to be split apart from ourselves. We are taught not to look for our real desires and wants and to keep ourselves small, good and quiet.”