Sometimes the world feels like it’s shouting. Everyone wants to be seen, everyone wants to be heard. There’s a desperation to leave a mark. There’s a desperation to be remembered.

We want to feel like we matter, like we make a difference and count for something. The trouble is that most of us are looking too far past ourselves for meaning. Nothing matters, and at the same time everything matters. The trick is working out what is nothing and what is everything.

Too much energy is put into what others might think and not enough energy is focused on the only opinion that really matters. Instead of concerning yourself with others, perhaps you could find out what you think of yourself.

Truly.

Honestly.

Look at it all, because you are the only one that can see it all. Be kind to yourself, but also be real.

And when the time comes for you to talk, say something worth listening to. Leave your mark in your own way and allow space for others to do the same.