The World Off Her Shoulders - 01.03.24

There’s nothing more beautiful and freeing than being yourself.

Once you’ve lived a life of “what will others say” and a life of living for others, living for you is like taking your first deep breath! 💚🧚

My Lovelies,

This week's quote continues our important discussion about the journey of finding ourselves from discovery to full-on acceptance and bliss.

This quote came to me at a moment when I realized that for my mental well-being, I needed to let go of the dreaded "Que dirán" ("what are others going to say?") as we say in Spanish. I've learned so much about myself as life has gone on and I've come to so many new discoveries and conclusions about "who Isabelle is" and I finally decided that none of who or what I am is going to ever scare me again.

I can't say that I've gotten rid of this dreaded habit that has been so engrained in me since childhood; however, as I've learned more about the world, life, and again.... myself, I've learned that I have to keep perfecting this skill. It's not being selfish to love yourself wholly and fully as you are. This is the healthiest thing we can do is to silence the opinions of the world and, instead, turn up the volume of our own opinions to the max.

The more we live with the pressure of having to please everyone or the feeling that we have to be something we're not for fear of being demeaned by others, the less authentic our lives become. Again, I'm not an expert on this matter by any means, nor do I pretend to be; however, what I do know is that for Isabelle's benefit, I will keep on doing my best to be proud of the footprints I leave behind. Not everyone will like me or be proud of me and I just have to learn to accept that that's ok. It's ok to keep "bleeding my colors" and being authentically who I was always meant to be 🥰.

See you on the next one, My Loves,

XOXO Isabelle ❤️😘 XOXO