Things I've Outgrown and Never Want Again.

If my 29 years around the sun has taught me anything, it's that some things don't require me anymore nor do I ever want them too again.

Have you ever had a moment when a situation came up and you instantly weren't feeling it? There was this time when one of my high school friends was upset because I wasn't responding or calling them the way I usually did. During the days of Covid-19, I was experiencing a great shifting in my personal life. We were in the midst of social protest in the black community, my mind was tired and like many, I was surviving.

That doesn't make any excuse for my behavior, but I accepted that I was not always going to be available anymore. At least not in the ways I was before anyway.

At that moment I felt alright, still a bit guilty, but overall okay. I didn't force anything to yield in my control, I allowed it to be. Never before had I reacted in a way and that's when I knew I outgrown my past.

This action prompted me to make the list below.

A list of the many things I've outgrown.

1. Feeling guilty for not responding to every call and text.

2. Over explaining my "why" I don't feel like doing something.

3. Overworking myself to make a dime.

4. Entertaining mess.

5. Searching for approval and validation

6. Seeking perfection.

7. Allowing my emotions to be the driver in my life.

8. Thinking my dreams and visions for a future are too far to reach.

9. Doubting my God-given gifts.

10. Believing I'm not good enough to be successful.

Just like a child outgrows their clothes, I have outgrown my own fragility. I am done leaving myself behind. I've learned to pick myself up again and lean in on my purpose.

I encourage you to write a list of things you've outgrown. Even if you are still maturing and processing in them, you are still growing, nonetheless.