What have I learned in life? - Time for me

 Today, I will talk about what I have learned in life—through experiences, failures, changes, and moments when I finally allowed myself to take time for myself.

It seems to me that life has not taught me quickly, but deeply. It taught me in silence, at night, while others were sleeping. In a question that didn't get an answer, but stayed with me long enough for me to become the answer myself. In moments when I wanted to give up, something inside reminded me that I was here for a reason.

A big part of my journey was finding time for myself – not as a reward, but as a necessity. I used to think that I had to give myself to others first, and only then would I deserve a break. But over time, I realized that this doesn't work. That time for myself is the space where my soul can rest and my heart can hear again.

I also realized that you can only be close to others when you are first close to yourself. And that I don't need all the answers before I allow myself to live. That I can be imperfect and still be enough. My strength is not in never falling – but in getting up each time with a little more kindness towards myself.

And in the midst of all this, I realised that something was changing in me. That I have stopped living only from my thoughts and started feeling from a place that is no longer dependent on validation. Some call this enlightenment – I call it peace. Clarity. Feeling at home, even when you are alone. And it doesn't mean that I am perfect now – it just means that I live with more awareness. And that life continues to teach me.

Something I've really learned is this: it's not about doing more, but about doing what feels right. Not for everyone, but for myself. And when I do that, everything else falls into place.

Sometimes the greatest success is taking a day off without guilt. Going for a walk with no destination. To talk to myself. To write down a thought. To look in the mirror and say, "I know what you're going through. And you're still here. And that counts."

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Hugs,

Eva.