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Self is inward. It is private. Self is your deepest dreams and greatest aspirations. It is your assets, vulnerabilities, body, mind, and spirit. It’s your truth; what you want, who you are and who you want to be. I never really thought about self as its own entity. I’ve thought about self-confidence, the times in…

For belittling you. For not giving you the credit you deserve. For minimizing you, and what you have accomplished. For being ashamed of your (lack of) success. And for judging your success against others. For not acknowledging how far you have come. For not praising you for what you have done. For not loving you…

It starts inside, That is where the work begins. It’s not about the ta-da of the outside world. It’s not about the facade or how you fasly portray. Does that make you feel better? More important? More interesting? What are you looking for? Is the real you not the you you want to see? Why…

You are such a strong woman. You have done so much. And done it all by yourself. You have done what few have done. Taken on what most wouldn’t have. For all the good and the bad. More of the good, because you were brave. You followed you heart. You didn’t give up. You knew…

Being the best, most authentic me is all I want to be. It is powerful and it is freeing. What do you want? What do you stand for? Who do you want to be? What are you waiting for? As you embark on your journey of self, see yourself for all the greatness that you embody….

Over the years parts of me died. And other parts were given or taken. I very willingly gave away slivers of and sometimes complete sections of my heart, my individuality, my identity, my creativity. Then there were those that took when I was not strong enough to stand my ground and stake m claim. Over…