What happens when you stop trying to become someone else and begin relaxing into who you truly are?

We spend so much of our lives searching. Searching for answers. For approval. For love. For purpose. For healing.

We search for the next version of ourselves, the one who is more confident, more successful, more peaceful, more spiritual, or somehow more worthy.

We imagine that somewhere ahead of us is the person we are supposed to become.

But what if you already are who you've been looking for? What if the search itself has caused you to overlook the person who is already here?

The Weight of Who We Think We Should Be

From the moment we enter this world, we begin receiving messages about who we should be.

We learn from our families, schools, culture, relationships, and society. We are shown what success is supposed to look like. We are told what is acceptable, desirable, productive, beautiful, and worthy.

Over time, these messages can become deeply rooted beliefs.

We may begin te...