You're Ok As You Are

This gentle reflection is an invitation to pause, breathe and remember that you are ok as you are. It helps to support moments of self-doubt, overwhelm or not feeling good enough. It offers a compassionate reminder that nothing about you needs fixing to be worthy of rest, presence and care. Listen whenever you need reassurance or a quiet return to self-acceptance.

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For the longest time I used to think that I'm not okay the way I am,

That I needed to fix myself to be good enough.

As you can imagine it created endless cycles of anxiety and striving to be someone,

Whatever that means.

What I have to say may sound radical but it comes from experience.

You're okay as you are.

Yes,

That's right.

Let that sink in.

So much of our lives is spent trying to change ourselves,

Be that our feelings,

Our thoughts and behavior.

Underneath that effort is often a quiet belief that who we are right now isn't enough.

Just notice this though.

You are aware of your thoughts,

You are aware of your feelings and you are aware of sensations in your body.

That means there is a part of you that is observing your experience.

That observation is steady,

Spacious and untouched by what passes through it.

Thoughts will come and go,

Feelings arise and fall and moods shift and stories change.

However you are not your thoughts or your feelings or your current moment's experience.

You are the awareness in which all of this is happening.

From this place of gentle observation,

There's nothing that needs to be fixed.

Even discomfort can be allowed and simply noticed.

When you stop identifying with what's happening and instead observe it,

Something loosens and it becomes clear.

Even when life feels messy and loud and your emotions are strong,

You are still okay.

Being okay doesn't mean everything is hunky-dory.

It means you don't have to reject yourself because of what you're experiencing.

Your worth isn't defined by your thoughts,

Your feelings or how the day is going.

So for a moment,

Rest as the one who notices.

Allow the experience to move through you.

Take a gentle breath and observe.

And remind yourself,

I'm okay as I am.

Not because everything is perfect but because I am more than my experience.

Thank you.