It is going to hurt.
The journey.
The growth.
The growing up.
The conversations.
With yourself.
With others.
The advocating.
And the waking up early.
The feelings.
Oh, the feelings.
Like you’re not good enough.
Or smart enough.
Or old enough.
Or young enough.
Or experienced enough.
It’s going to hurt.
To hear that voice.
Every day.
Over and over again.
That there’s something more.
Something better.
Something bigger that you must do.
Must be!
But my oh my.
What I’ve learned.
And what I continue to learn.
It that it hurts.
SO.MUCH.MORE.
If you stay still.
If you stop moving.
If you stop growing.
And advocating.
And feeling.
Because the feeling of not growing.
Of not pushing.
Of not having those conversations.
They are infinitely more painful.
Infinitely.
Because you deny the true you.
And that is more painful than anything.
So, yes.
Either way…
It’s going to hurt.
This process of becoming.
So, make sure that your hurt is curating you.
The real, unstoppable YOU.
