Vulnerable.

You are powerful.

How many times have you said that to yourself? Not enough, I'm sure.

For most of my life I have always wanted people to think of me as the strongest woman they know. I wanted to hear it. I wanted to be recognised for that.

I have spent so much time trying to be like all the women I admire and while I was reaching for something that wasn't mine, I lost myself. Who am I? Who am I meant to become?

The truth is, I am vulnerable. Weak, even. I allow myself to be. Because it's human. I refer to myself as a big ball of emotions and it shouldn't be so ridiculed. Because that's really what all of us are. Skin and bone, humans.

I believe that the change we look for is inside of us ever since the first day. We just need to find it. And a lot of times we get lost by trying to find, trying to gain someone else's light.

There's nothing wrong with wanting to succeed.

Actually, there might as well be something wrong with not wanting to succeed.

We are achievers, we are learners. That is our role, that is what we are meant to be doing. We need to allow ourselves to make mistakes.

I was convinced, for the longest time that what I needed was to find someone that sees the good in me. Someone that recognises my light, my worth, what I am capable of. Someone who sees me, full stop.

All I used to think about was 'I need to be loved. I want to feel loved.'

But one morning, after my meditation, I realised that is not what I need. That is not the priority here.

What I truly need is to learn to love myself. Be there for myself.

There is no safer embrace but our own. My arms are my safe house, no one else's. When I feel lost and alone, I'm there for me. I pick myself up.

I don't need someone else to love me. How can I expect someone else to when I haven't learnt how to do it myself? There's so much more to discover in me.

We need to learn to put ourselves first. Because once you love yourself, you won't allow anyone to mistreat you or take you for granted. Because you know your worth.

This isn't a revolution. This article isn't something you look at and think 'wow, yeah. that's right, that's how it should be'. No. That's how it is. We just need to normalise it.

Ever since I was a little girl, all I have prayed for was someone to see my potential. But I didn't realise, I knew what I could do. I knew what I was capable of.

Yes I am vulnerable. But admitting that makes me ten times stronger and more bad ass.

Allow yourself to feel the hunger for success. Then make sure you have the greatest meal.

You are allowed to love yourself. You don't need anyone else to.

And while you're there, make sure you spread the love around you. Make sure you are there for your friends and even for strangers you'd like to support.

Because..

We don't bring each other down. Together we rise up.

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