Some things that matter to me ...

Sometimes I wonder what is the reason for people to stay where they don't feel happy? 🤔

Me trying to see how I'm doing, and that if I don't update I don't evolve and so on... Low self-esteem comes, which is not always seen as sadness. Sometimes it disguises itself as perfectionism, complacency, silence, staying in relationships where you are not really chosen.

And do you know where that comes from? Of years of hearing that you weren't worth it, of comparisons, of criticisms, of failures that you carried as if they were your identity.

But self-esteem is not bought with motivational phrases, understand that.

It is built, trained, chosen daily with focus, discipline, set priorities, make decisions on what to invest life in the short and long term.

The most powerful tool for building self-esteem is not just repeating "I can". Is to ask yourself why do I feel that I can't? And start working from there.

I've learned that you can walk and chew gum at the same time. That you can live the process while overcoming it, that you can even fall, shake off and try again, even do it better than before. And this does not apply only personally and collectively.

It's just about recognizing our capacity for resilience, that silent force that, as humanity, has allowed us to go through processes, learn from them and transcend them, not just survive them.

We have had to continue with life, because the world does not stop while we process what we feel, but that does not mean that nothing happened.

When going out on the street I have seen people tense, afraid, anxious and there are multiple reasons they may have to feel this way. But the truth is that we do not return to our work as if nothing had happened to tell what we did on vacation.

The topic that everyone will probably talk about is one, and it's understandable. In the midst of all this, I just want to ask you one thing: be empathetic. Because in front of you you will get people who had to live through difficult moments. You probably don't know how complex their situation was or how bad they might feel.

So when you see that someone is more irritable, quiet or distracted than usual remember that we are not in a normal context. I have also learned that the sun also rises the next day, and that where God wants me, I will be there, at the service. We're all doing the best we can, do, and getting a kind face can make a huge difference.

So it is good to remember that anxiety, fear of the future, and emotional tiredness are natural responses when complaining, anger, hatred become a refuge, and end up being our cage.

Janitze 🦋