How many women wait until they’re thinner, richer, prettier, or more successful before allowing themselves to enjoy life? I was one of those women. I’ll wait ‘til I buy this for my son before treating myself. I’ll wait to finish all the orders before I rest. I’ll wait until my face clears up before I wear a blush. This journey is teaching me a lot of things. And one of those things is that I don’t need to earn delight. I stopped auditioning the day I realized life wasn’t a panel of judges. No one was holding up scorecards. The only person waiting for me… was me. And that was a big revelation to me. It was like one of those moments where you go, “why didn’t I think of that sooner” Yeah.. Why didn’t I think of that sooner? I was programmed through circumstances over the years to put myself last. I guess there’s also that part of society that tells you to think of others first. I grew up that way. Serve others first. ...
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