Our Own Flaws

It’s been awhile since I’ve written.
And today, I don’t want to write about the noise of the world, the wars, the chaos, the endless scrolling distractions.
I want to write about something quieter
The way our own minds turn against us.

How we sabotage ourselves without even realizing it.
How insecurities creep in like shadows, whispering you’re not good enough.
You’re not beautiful enough.
You’ll never be enough.

And when we believe those whispers, the weight sits on our chest.
We feel defeated before we even begin,
as if every effort we make will crumble,
as if nothing we do will ever matter to anyone.

So we wait.
We wait for someone else to tell us we’re worth it.
We wait for love, for validation, for approval.
But waiting like that is a trap.
Because even if people give us what we want to hear,
our minds will still twist it, still trick us,
still find new ways to convince us that it’s not true.

The truth is, the voice we’re chasing outside of us
is the one we need to build inside of us.
The kind of validation that matters isn’t given
it’s grown.
It’s when we stand in front of the mirror and say,
“Even with my flaws, even with my scars, I am enough.”

And maybe some days we won’t believe it.
Some days the mind will be louder than our strength.
But if we keep returning to that truth,
if we keep choosing to speak kindness into ourselves,
one day the mind won’t win so easily.

Because the mind can trick us, yes
but it can also heal us.
It can destroy,
but it can also rebuild.
And we deserve to rebuild.