So relaxing...

I wish I knew this earlier than I did. I've spent a lot of my life trying to convince others why growth in me is important. I don't think my growth needs to be shared by everyone, but it's still important to me. And when people haven't accepted it, I started to doubt if my growth was really growth at all.

And so I'd go back in, I'd second, triple guess, I would pore over every detail and come to the conclusion that maybe I'm seeing it from the wrong angle.

Only to later realize I was second guessing good things, while others around me stood still. They didn't want change because it would mean having to reflect on themselves, something many of us avoid. I'm by no means perfect, nor does every stage of growth in my life equate to something necessarily good. But it's important we surround ourselves at least with people who are willing to hear us out.