February 19, 2025

Helllllooooo my beautiful humanssssss (I totally sang this out loud as I wrote it 🎤😉).

If you’re in Texas, I hope you’re surviving the cold. If you’re not in Texas, I hope you’re just surviving in general. And if you are in Texas and surviving the cold, I extra hope you’re surviving life. Ya feel me?

Before we dive into today’s quote, I have a tiny request. I want to write more on my blog now that I have some extra free time (hehehe). So tell me: what do you want to see more of? Deep dives on growth and mental health? Leadership and work topics? Book reviews? Style? Manifesting? Let a girl know, please and thank you! 🙏🏼

Alright, let’s get into it - the quote of the week:

“When you start to show up for yourself, life starts to show up for you. Life celebrates life. Instead of waiting for things to come to you, go out there and grab them with your own two hands. When all is said and done, you will thank yourself for the opportunities you took and the places they took you.” — Amber Lyon ✨

There’s something magnetic about a person who knows their worth. Not in a loud, look-at-me way, but in that quiet, unshakable confidence that says, I trust myself. I believe in myself. I’ve got my own back.

And people feel that energy. It radiates. It shifts the room. It makes opportunities find you, and not because you're sitting around waiting, but because you’ve stepped into your power and started making moves.

But let’s be real: choosing yourself isn’t always easy. It means saying no when you want to be a people-pleaser. It means walking away from situations that don’t align with you, even when staying feels easier. It means trusting that even if a door closes, you’re still going to be okay because you are the constant.

So many of us (myself included) have spent way too much time waiting, waiting for the right moment, the right person, the right opportunity, the right something to tell us, Okay, now you can go after what you want.

But let me ask you this: What if the permission you’ve been waiting for was never external? What if it was always within you?

What if you stopped waiting and started choosing yourself first?

Imagine if you applied for the job before you felt fully ready. If you left the relationship before it drained you completely. If you launched the business, took the trip, had the conversation, made the leap before you felt 100% certain of the outcome?

Would it be scary? Probably. Because the unknown is scary.
Would it be worth it though? Absolutely. Without a fucking doubt 🙂

Because when you choose yourself, you:
-Build confidence you didn’t know you had.
-Open doors you never knew existed.
-Stop settling for things that were never meant for you.
-Realize that even if things don’t go as planned, you will always figure it out.

And that kind of self-trust? That’s priceless.

At the end of the day, circumstances change. People come and go. Opportunities shift. But the one person who will be with you through it all? You.

And when you know deep down that you can trust yourself to figure it out, to back yourself up no matter what, to bet on yourself even when no one else does… that’s when life starts meeting you at your level. That’s when doors open, paths unfold, and the right people and opportunities align.

So here’s your reminder: show up for yourself like you would for someone you love. Choose yourself first. Trust that the version of you five years from now will look back and thank you for every brave decision you made today.

Now go out there and grab life with your own two hands. 💫

Trust your journey. Rest your soul. Always leave people better than you found them, and have a radiant day and a magnetic weekend ahead! 👽🫶🏻🧿