I am proud of myself.

I am proud of myself.

Deep breath.

I am proud of myself.

Those words are powerful and uncomfortable...and yet they are true.

I am proud of the girl I was, the woman I am, and the woman I am becoming.

I am proud of my stick-to-it-tiveness.

I am proud of my willingness to keep learning, searching and uncovering truth.

And for surrendering over and over that which doesn’t serve me or belong to me—namely other people’s expectations and cultural norms.

I am proud of myself.

I am pioneering my path.