An Ode to Being “OK” With Me

For so many years I’ve lived my physical life according to the my imagination of what someone else’s image of me was. I thought I had to check their boxes and get their unspoken approval. I thought I needed to be well thought of, admired, and pleasing to their senses. I thought I needed to be who they needed. I lived that out in every aspect of my life including the degrees I got, the career I chose, the promotions I went after, the clothes I wore, the cars I financed, etc. For 40 years, I lived my imagination of […]