The things that make you sad are allowed to make you sad.

Because you're allowed to feel.

anchor

I am beginning to put words to something that has recently come into my awareness: that of the power of clarity, and of viewing oneself as an anchor.

Success will not make you happy unless you are able to share when you’re sad, too.

Success will not make you happy unless you are able to be real while you’re being successful.

I am beginning to see that the ways in which I have been “holding myself back” haven’t been me holding myself back at all.

They have been me pacing myself.

Because I have so much energy, and such a big heart, and so much to give. And to use my energy and heart wisely, I must be devoted to me. I must always be devoted to me.

There is so much sadness in this for me. There is more sadness than it feels possible to put into words. And there is so much grief.

It would be so easy for me to beat myself up right …