24/08/2026
At what point is External Validation driving your life❓
It’s not your fault…
External validation is something that we learn in schools
➡️ Get good grades & you’ll get a reward
➡️ Stay still & you’ll get a reward
➡️ Go to college & you’ll get a job that sets you up for life
It’s not that these things are bad
But none of them teach you how to grapple with your own emotions throughout that entire process
🧐 How to look internally for what it means to be a human?
🤪 What do I want out of this life?
Versus
🤨 How to follow what everybody else wants for me
And what we actually learn is the feeling of “not enough” 24 seven
Because if I don’t feel safe right now fully as myself❓
I must feel safe when I accomplish this thing
And then you accomplish the thing…
…and you realize you still don’t feel safe
🥽 Safety isn’t an accomplishment
🥽 Safety is feeling that you fully accept yourself for who you are now
➡️ Even if you still wanna improve
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