A reflection on inherited lives, quiet courage, and choosing again 

There are moments when life feels like it’s pressing in on all sides.

Not because it’s too full — but because it’s no longer true. 

You look around and realize that you’ve built a life that someone else dreamed for you.

Worn roles that someone else handed you and accepted a definition of success that never quite fit your skin.

And for a while, it worked. You made it work.

You called it powerful. You called it beautiful. You called it yours.

Even as it quietly asked you to disappear inside of it.

Some Crowns Are Heavy Because They Aren’t Ours

We all inherit things.

Not just names or legacies — but expectations, personas, and shoulds.

Crowns that gleam in the light but ache on the scalp.

Some of us wear them out of love.

Some out of fear.

Some because we were never told we had a choice.

But you do.

And the moment you realize that…

Is the moment you begin to remember yourself.

What Are You Maintaining That You No Longer Desire?

Sometimes the most radical thing you can do is be honest.

Not dramatic. Not destructive.

Just… honest.

Ask yourself: What in my life exists only because I’ve been afraid to let it go?

It might be a relationship.

A profession.

A title.

A habit.

An identity that keeps you palatable but not whole.

You don’t need permission to set it down.

You don’t need proof that something better is waiting.

You just need to trust the quiet voice inside that says: Not this. Not anymore. 

If It Doesn’t Fit Anymore, It’s Okay to Take It Off

Let this be your reminder that beauty can exist without sacrifice.

That meaning doesn’t require martyrdom.

That power can be soft, grounded, and deeply aligned.

You are allowed to want what you want.

You are allowed to shed what no longer feels true.

You are allowed to choose again.

 Sacred Reminder

You don’t have to keep carrying what once made sense but no longer fits the shape of your becoming.