This Is What I Stand On

I believe healing doesn’t mean erasing who I’ve been.

It means understanding her, honoring her, and choosing differently when I know better.

I believe I can feel deeply without drowning in my emotions.

I can cry, reflect, laugh, and still move forward with intention.

I believe softness is not weakness.

Softness with discernment is power.

I believe self-awareness is the real glow-up.

Checking my own bullshit daily is an act of self-respect.

I believe I don’t need to perform pain to be taken seriously.

And I don’t need to pretend I’m healed to be whole.

I believe I can be ambitious, nurturing, emotionally intelligent, and a bad ass bitch at the same time.

None of those things cancel each other out.

I believe boundaries are a form of love.

Especially the ones I set with myself.

I believe choosing my peace is not selfish.

It’s necessary.

I believe love should feel safe, mutual, and grounded — including the love I give myself.

I no longer chase potential at the expense of my stability.

I believe evolving is allowed to be quiet.

Growth doesn’t need an audience to be real.

I believe perseverance matters, but survival is not my personality.

I am not defined by what I endured — I am defined by how I move now.

I believe I am allowed to change my mind, outgrow people, and say no without explanation.

That doesn’t make me cold. It makes me honest.

I believe I can hold space for others without abandoning myself.

I am a safe place — but I am not a dumping ground.

I believe joy is just as sacred as healing.

And I give myself permission to experience it fully.

I believe I don’t need to be fixed.

I need to be real.

This space exists for women like me —

The ones who feel everything, know themselves, and still choose to stand firm in their truth.

Not broken.

Not bitter.

Not pretending.

Just honest.

Just evolving.

Just me.

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Living in my truth — respectfully.

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​—MayMay