I felt this urge to write this today... watching so many smart and creative people relinquish their voice to others... walking on shells - afraid to share their truth... trying tio be come they are not....to gain acceptance....
.💥.............What if the reason you keep shrinking your voice, softening your edges, or explaining your truth
isn’t humility—
it’s conditioning?
...........What if somewhere along the way, you learned that your real self
was too intense,
too honest,
too unconventional,
too you—
for the people who didn’t know what to do with your power?
.💥...........What if every time you dilute your intuition, downplay your gifts, or make yourself “easier to swallow,”
you’re not being considerate—
you’re reenacting the moment your spirit decided
it was safer to blend in than to stand out.
.............What if the world didn’t reject you—
it just couldn’t handle the version of you
that refused to play by its rules?
.............What if your “overthinking,” your “self-doubt,” your false humility
are simply the masks you crafted
to survive rooms that never deserved the unfiltered you?
💥💥 And what if the restless ache you feel—
the one that keeps whispering that you’re meant for more—
is your soul begging you to stop bowing, shrinking, softening, and apologizing
for a self that was never meant to be contained?
🌻 So let me confront you with the truth you’ve been circling:
Why are you still apologizing for who you really are—
and what part of you believes your authenticity is something others must tolerate instead of celebrate?
Your liberation starts the moment your apology ends....