The best thing for me right now might be to actually say no sometimes. To admit when something bothers me instead of smoothing it over. To be willing to create a little bit of ripple if it means being true to myself 💫

Real peace doesn't come from never upsetting anyone. Real peace comes from being honest and letting other people work through their own reactions to that honesty 🌸 Because when I'm inauthentic—when I'm hiding what I actually feel to keep things calm—that's not peace. That's just tension pretending to be serenity.

I think what I actually need is to be the kind of woman who is secure enough to disappoint people sometimes 🙏 Secure enough to have boundaries. Secure enough to say "no, that doesn't work for me" even if it creates an uncomfortable moment. Because those uncomfortable moments are actually what real relationships are built on—honesty, not just endless agreeableness.

The irony is that I think this will actually create MORE genuine peace, not less. Because people will know where they stand with me. They won't have to guess whether I'm okay with something. They'll know that when I say I'm fine, I actually am, because I've said when I'm NOT fine 💪

So maybe the best thing for me is to stop being so focused on inspiring peace and start being focused on BEING at peace with myself 🌿 Which means being real. Even when it's uncomfortable. Even when it creates a moment of friction. That's actually where true peace lives ✨