Like, there's this pressure to be experienced about everything, but actually... I don't think that's what I need right now. What I actually need is to stop apologizing for being exactly where I am 🌟 I need to get curious instead of scared. I need to ask myself what interests me, what actually matters to ME, not what I think I'm supposed to care about.

The thing is, inexperience isn't a flaw when you're young. It's just the starting point. Everyone started somewhere 🌱 The people I admire most aren't the ones who pretend they've always known everything—they're the ones who are genuinely interested in learning, in trying things, in failing and getting back up.

So maybe the best thing for me right now is to stop rushing through being young. Stop trying to skip ahead to some imaginary moment when I'll finally feel "ready." Because ready is something you feel AFTER you do things, not before 💫 Maybe the best thing is to just pick something I'm curious about—anything—and actually do it badly at first. Learn it messily. Be terrible at it and laugh about it and get better.

I think I need to give myself permission to be a beginner. Actually, I think I need to celebrate being a beginner 🎨 Because this time in my life? I'll never get it back. And someday I'll probably wish I'd been less afraid and more willing to just... try things. So maybe that's what I should do. Just try.