"It’s this tiny incremental thing. these small betrayals and you don't even recognize them. You don't even realize they're happening and not even tracking it. You're not even aware. (You are losing yourself). " -Alicia Keys to Brené Brown. . . I am gonna lie to you. The 8-26 minutes I was able to listen to the podcast in which #Aliciakeys was talking about how she lost herself? I cried. She was talking about how she lost herself in relation to her #music, of course. But, yet, it still spoke to me. I didn’t wake up one day and choose to not recognize the person I saw in the mirror. It happened over time. These things that life or other people threw at me changed me. I didn’t realize that slowly, bit by bit, I was losing myself. I didn’t even realize it until I completely turned my life on it’s axis. I didn’t realize the extent of how lost I was until people started asking what I like to do outside of work and I had nothing to say back. I had no interest in anything anymore. If I did things I was doing them because I had to. I was floating. I was not living. I was giving pieces of my self to other people. I was not living for me. . . So. I did the hardest thing I’ve ever had to do. The hardest thing turned out to be the best thing I have ever done. It was also the right thing to do. Now? I am living my life. I appreciate it. I am comfortable in my own skin. It’s wonderful. . . #selfcaew #selfdiscovery #brenebrownwisdom #thisgirlisonfire #ontariophotographer #niagarafalls #niagarafallscanada #rainbow #getoutside #liveyourlife #canadiangirlsdoitbetter (at Niagara Falls, Ontario) https://www.instagram.com/p/CBO5N61nx1b/?igshid=12oqq0l02vmv
