I’m going to keep this one short and sweet. Something that’s been on my mind during the last few weeks is dealing with insecurities. Everyone deals with their own insecurities. Every single one of us.

There are certain times that I’ve experienced being insecure in my life. For example, sometimes I feel like people could care less about my blog or what I put on social media, that my photography skills aren’t as great as the other photographers around me, that my health is something people don’t understand, that I talk way too much when I’m nervous, that I’m too much of an open book which can overwhelm others, that my body isn’t perfect, that I love too hard, the list could go on and on. But living a life of insecurity wouldn’t be living a life at all. There are so many different beautiful qualities about every person we meet, and each of those people struggle with their own insecurities. I think at some point it would do all of us some good to step back and recognize that.

It’s okay to have insecurities, but holding onto them will get you nowhere. What good does it do thinking down about yourself?? It does more harm than it could ever do good.

Realizing that you will be your own worst critic and choosing to let go of those insecure thoughts will help to have more self-worth, higher self-esteem and stop worrying about what others might think. Let yourself be confident and happy. We all have our baggage. What I’ve learned is that it’s not necessarily about what baggage we are carrying as opposed to how we choose to carry it.

Acknowledge your insecurities, learn to let them go, and allow yourself to grow.