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For a long time, I waited to share my voice and perspective. I thought I had to wait until I was smarter or prettier or cooler or farther along or more professional to take up space. I felt like I didn’t belong with the people I admired – like I wasn’t good enough to become that for someone else. Being seen seemed reserved for those who more fully fit a certain image. I didn't think I was special enough. I didn’t think there was room for me. The truth is that I still have those hesitations sometimes. There are still times where I wonder if what I have to say is truly worth sharing. I still occasionally question whether or not I will be accepted or embraced or booed or criticized. I still feel a tinge of fear every time I show up, every time I speak my truth, and every time I move towards another phase of who I am becoming and what I am creating. The difference is that now, I realize those thoughts are just thoughts. Those fears are just fears. Those worries are just worries. And those ideas are just ideas. The truth is that my worth exists as widely and loudly and importantly as anyone else’s. And yours does, too. We don’t have to wait for perfection, for higher titles or bigger followings or greater accomplishments to claim what we want and go for it. We don’t have to wait until we become “better” versions of ourselves to believe we deserve our dreams. We don’t have to have all our shit together before we say yes to our visions and allow ourselves to move towards them unapologetically. We don’t have to justify our deservedness of joy, of love, or of a full life. Here I am, with my unplucked eyebrows and fuzzy selfie and unmade face and humanness, telling you that your imperfect and raw and real humanness is just right. Go for the thing. Claim your joy. Own your truth. Show up. Be seen. Be heard. Honor your own existence. It belongs, and so do you. ❤️

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