I struggled with what I now call “Otherly Syndrome.”
I thought about all the things I wanted to do in my life and qualities I wanted to develop within myself. Then I looked around thinking “Oh. No. Nope. Other people do that. Other people are that. Other people look like that. Other people accomplish that. Not me.”
And I thought this way for over 15 years.
Then 2018 happened. In 2018, I felt the fog starting to lift. Call it divine intervention, a spiritual awakening, an energetic shift? Who knows.
But I left a long-term abusive relationship. I survived the unexpected death of my dad. I persisted within a male-dominated, toxic work environment.
And I woke up one morning and said ENOUGH.
I made the decision to do whatever inner work was necessary to be the one in control of my thoughts, actions, and emotions.
I chose me.