Background Noise
There’s this constant static in my brain — a low, vibrating hum of anxiety, inadequacy, and dread.
Will I ever be enough?
Will I ever feel complete?
Will I ever be whole instead of broken into pieces?
It’s like a constant tinnitus of low self-worth.
You Can't Please Everyone
I want to thrive.
I want to create.
I want to matter.
I want to prove myself.
I want no one to ever look down on me again.
But I know that’s not how life works.
People will always have their opinions — and people vary immensely.
Some will think I’m strange. Some will think I’m silly. Some may even think I'm stupid or incapable.
Instead of longing for the day when no one thinks less of me, how can I learn to be okay with the fact that some people do… and always will?
Not being accepted by everyone is part of everyone’s reality.
You can’t please everyone. But you can destroy yourself trying.
Where's the Starting Line?
How do I show up imperfect, messy, weird, flawed —
lost in the fog of poor mental health —
and still create something meaningful?
Still find meaning?
Still find joy?
Still find peace?
What’s the first step?
Accepting the Discomfort
Maybe peace doesn’t come from fixing everything that scares me.
Maybe it comes from sitting with the fear — and realizing it won’t destroy me.
Maybe peace is knowing I can’t please everyone… and letting that truth bring me strength instead of despair.
Letting the discomfort be there.
Holding it without panic.
Getting curious about it — even befriending it.
And slowly… letting it go.
I don’t have to fight it.
I don’t have to win anyone over.
I just have to keep showing up — with my fear, with my flaws — and trust
that it’s enough… or at least, that it’s what I have to give. And that what
I have to give is worthwhile, even if it's imperfect.