Self Acceptance as I Drown in Doubt

I'm going to take a step away from astrology and talk about something a little closer. The kind of struggles that make us feel like we're lost in parts of our own lives, tangled up in feelings that seem too big to carry, but too small to really talk about it. I think I want to take today to just speak about some of the most human struggles we've all experienced. Like the need of wanting to be enough—enough for others, enough for yourself—and yet, always falling just short. Or feeling like you're this big shaky bridge, holding everything together, while you're barely holding onto yourself. It's the exhaustion that comes from constantly pouring into everyone else, only to realize you forgot to save anything for yourself. And honestly? You don't even know how to ask for it.

L-o-n-e-l-i-n-e-s-s. You could be surrounded by the loudest laughter, in the fullest room, and still feel like not a single person sees you. It's that quiet thought that people don't care, not in the way you need them to. And maybe it's not their fault—it's just that you're too much, and too little, all at once.

Then I remember something a really smart person said:

“Do not feel lonely, the entire universe is inside you.

Stop acting so small. You are the universe in ecstatic motion.

Set your life on fire. Seek those who fan your flames.”

―Rumi

Even with the universe inside of us, there are days when it feels too heavy to carry. The universe inside of you isn't always full of light—it's also made of shadows, parts of our being we don't want anyone to see. Funny enough, shadows don't diminish light; they just prove its existence all the more. Shrinking yourself to fit in, surrounding yourself with people who don't truly see you. The truth is, we can't thrive in spaces that don't nurture us. The universe within you is vast—you deserve to be seen, fully. So stop shrinking. Let yourself be, even on the days when the weight feels impossible. When we can’t carry it anymore, we’re reminded we don’t have to. We don’t have to do it alone. There’s room for all the parts of us—the light, the shadows, the beauty, and the pain. That’s what makes us whole and human.