I’ve always wondered why some people, and not others, live a certain way. Until I realized that, no matter what you have, how much or how little, it all starts within. How you treat yourself on a daily basis. How you treat others. How you eat. How you live. The small rituals. Basic etiquette. Exercise. Discipline. Habits.
The choices you make for yourself everyday matters. The way you speak to yourself matters. You can live like a king or a queen in a 1-bedroom apartment, just like a king or a queen can live like a peasant in a castle.
To this day, I refuse to accept certain things for myself, and I always have. I strive every day and accept no less. Sometimes it’s exhausting. The weight of it can pull you down. But you rest, you remind yourself why, and you get back out there for another day.