Not everyone will see you

You can be a juicy ripe peach and there’ll still be someone who doesn’t like peaches.

- Dita Von Tesse

We all want to be seen. Not just noticed and glanced upon. But truly seen. Every part of ourselves. Seen for who we truly are.

But not everyone will see you.

Not everyone will get it. One of the greatest lessons in life is that it’s ok not to be seen.

Not every person is your person. You don’t have to belong to every group. Not everyone has to be your friend, or even like you for that matter.

You don’t need everyone to get you.

You just need your people.

Just because they don’t see you doesn’t mean that you’re not valuable.

It doesn’t mean you need to shrink, or hide, or become less than. It doesn’t mean you need to morph, or change, or bend to become something or someone that they will see.

Their lack of witnessing you doesn’t change you. It actually has nothing to do with you.

You may have a deep longing to be seen. And you will be. By your people. At the right time. For the right reasons. Just do you.

Not everyone will see you

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