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The status, the stuff, the likes, the validation, the sweet dolla billz are just as temporary as our short time on here on Earth.
So don’t sacrifice the non-refundable NOW stressing about the things you think you need in order to feel like you matter.
You already matter.
You are already loved.
You are already enough.
So chill out a bit (sounds simple but I get how hard this can actually be) and stop taking your Self so seriously.
You don’t need to earn permission to feel the completeness and fulfillment that you think the ‘stuff’ will bring you.
You can choose to experience it right here and right NOW.
So yes, lovingly wake up every day and do your best to consistently evolve into fuller versions of your Self…that’s why we are all here. To expand into the greatest, most fearless, most authentic versions of who we are.
But don’t white-knuckle it, stressing about making it ‘perfect’.
Detach from it. Lean into it. Dance with it. Do ya thang wit it! Do awkward handstands in public with it 
Take a little pressure off of your self and enjoy it all a little bit more
I promise that’s all you’ll really care about at the end of this amazing life.
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