🌿 The Day I Stopped Waiting for Someone to Choose Me

🌿 The Day I Stopped Waiting for Someone to Choose Me

By Joice – Your Growth Bestie

There was a time I waited for permission —

To dream big.

To speak up.

To be seen.

I waited for applause, approval, and someone to say, “Yes, now you’re enough.”

But one quiet afternoon, while scrolling through old photos of a girl who tried so hard to please everyone… I paused. I looked at her tired eyes and whispered something she had never heard:

“You don’t need to be chosen — you can choose yourself.”

🌼 The Shift Happened Slowly…

I didn’t wake up one day as a confident woman who had it all figured out.

But I did start showing up differently.

• I said no to what drained me
• I said yes to rest, reflection, and purpose
• I started small — a morning routine, one affirmation, one kind thought toward myself

And slowly… I became the woman I was waiting for.

💬 If You’re Reading This…

I want to remind you of something simple but life-changing:

✨ You don’t need permission to glow.

✨ You don’t need to be perfect to be powerful.

✨ You don’t need to be chosen to be enough.

You get to choose yourself, every single day — in the way you speak, rest, create, heal, and rise.

📖 Journal Prompt:

“What would change if I stopped waiting and started choosing myself?”

🌸 Thank you for reading, Bestie.

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Let’s keep rising — gently, but fiercely. 💫

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