Folakemi Obasunloye

Being misunderstood can make you question yourself, especially when you’ve tried your best to explain where you’re coming from.

But not every misunderstanding needs to be corrected.

Sometimes, people are simply seeing you through a lens shaped by their own experiences.

You can explain yourself with kindness, but you don’t have to keep shrinking, performing, or abandoning yourself just to be understood.

You are allowed to be understood by some and misunderstood by others. 🤍
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When life feels heavy, it’s easy to start noticing everything that’s wrong and overlooking everything that’s still good.

The problem is that what gets your attention starts to feel like the whole story.

So today, look again.

Notice what is working.
Notice what has changed.
Notice what you once prayed for.
Notice the people who still show up.

Your life may not be perfect right now, but there is still good worth noticing.
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Sometimes the cost of staying where you are is harder to see because you pay for it slowly.

In the opportunities you keep postponing.
The growth you keep delaying.
The questions you may one day ask yourself about what could have been.

You don’t need to have everything figured out.

But don’t let the fear of what it might cost keep you from discovering what it could become.

What is one thing you’ve been thinking about going for?
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Sometimes, you don’t need to have the answer yet.

You just need to remember that you’ve faced things you once thought you couldn’t handle, and somehow, you found your way through.

Whatever feels uncertain right now, don’t let not knowing how it will work out convince you that it won’t.

Take it one day at a time.
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If you’ve been wondering why you don’t feel further ahead, pause for a moment.

Look at how you handle things now that used to overwhelm you.

Look at the choices you make differently.
The things you no longer tolerate.
The reactions you’ve learned to manage.

You may not be where you want to be yet, but don’t let that make you blind to how far you’ve come.

You are changing.
Give yourself credit for that.
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