8.31.20 // wild until...

"I was wild until I was tamed by shame.
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Until I started hiding and numbing my feelings for fear being too much.
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Until I started deferring to others' advice instead of trusting my own intuition.
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Until I became convinced that my imagination was ridiculous and my desires were selfish.
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Until I surrendered myself to the cages of others' expectations, cultural mandates, and institutional allegiances.
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Until I buried who I was in order to become what I should be.
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I lost myself when I learned how to please."
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Goddamn @glennondoyle, you pierced my soul with your truth. You took my thoughts and eloquently put them into words, into sentences, that capture not only me but so many women finding themselves lost right now.
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"Untamed" - by Glennon Doyle.