
Simply true.

Life is not a pencil. The eraser is an illusion. Life is a chalkboard. You can erase it and start over. But as you do, you’ll note that the residue of what preceded your newly scribbled life and words leaves a residue. That’s all it is, a reminder. It’s okay to reinvent yourself and abandon all your old routines if they no longer work for you. To put it more accurately, for you to recognize that they don’t. We find comfort in the familiar, even if the familiarity contains pain. We forget that we are not our routines and habits. Erase the board if you can. And use colored chalk this time around while you’re at it.
Love,X

Someone sent this quote to me today, to remind me that one of the best qualities in a person is their willingness to speak their truth and have faith that it will land authentically. Not because it is a universal truth, but because it is your truth. Concealing your innermost self is the surest road to unhappiness. All of us have experienced the growing burden of needing to say what’s on our minds but feel as if we can’t or shouldn’t. If you’re surrounded by loving people, it is very hard to say the wrong thing. Pay attention to your urge to silence what is growing in your mind or things you need to say.
The person read my post about anxiety on my blog and wrote me to say that it wasn’t until that moment that they realized they were fooling themselves into believing they were self-sufficient.
Love, X