You have got to discover you.

"I learned you have to trust yourself. Be what you are, and do what you ought to do, the way you ought to do it. You have got to discover You, what you do, and trust it." -Barbara Streisand

I've been thinking about this a lot lately. I have this little blue notebook that I write quotes in. I've probably had it for about 6 years and when I hear or read something I like, I write it down. I was reading through it recently, thinking about this "Discovering You" quote and I found a few others I like too:

"You don't have to sit on top of a mountain to discover what's right for you. You always know in your heart what you need to do. But you have to ask yourself if you're willing to make choices. Put yourself in a position where you're making choices about your life, rather than letting people make those choices for you. That's what balance is all about." - Liz Dolan

"Stop second guessing yourself. Trust yourself. Trust that you have made the right choice."

The past 6 months have been a little rough for me. Somewhere I fell into a rut. A self conscious, worried, anxious, tearful rut. I can't say what it was exactly that caused it. But it was hard. Honestly, there wasn't one big my-life-is-crumbling-down-around-me event. My life is not hard by any means. It was more of a cascade of little events that just really got me down. And there were so many times when I thought to myself, what is wrong with me? This isn't me. But something has changed. I spent last weekend at home, talked to someone I needed to talk to, went skiing with my family, and decided I'm done. Done worrying and done feeling anxious. Worrying doesn't do you any good. I've been so hung up on, am I doing the right thing? Am I where I should be right now in my life? But you have to trust yourself and take control of your life. Do the things that make you happy. Be with the people who make you smile. Set goals and work hard to make those goals happen. Help other people and let go of wanting to know how everything is going to turn out. I finally feel like I can breathe easy and that is such a relief.