showing up.

For a long time, I thought/internalized the belief that I needed to do something big, drastic, or earth-shattering to prove myself, to “make it,” or to catch my “big break.” These days I’m learning the value of simply showing up. Showing up in the mundane. Showing up (and continuing to do so) even when it seems like nothing is happening. Because even in the silence and the stillness something is taking place. I serve as a testament that some of the greatest growth is internal and intangible. Sometimes I wish I had something flashy to show it off, but it’s hidden within my essence and the way I exist. It’s embedded in the experience of knowing me. It’s sacred, and I decided it’s enough. Even if it doesn’t make a lot of noise.