I sat in meditation recently and had a vision of my younger self, on a horse. And in that quiet moment, I saw my current life through her eyes.
And I realized… I’m living her dream.
Could I have ever even dared to dream of living abroad and working with horses every day, that this would be my job? Of having a yoga studio, teaching classes, and being part of a beautiful community that feels like family?
In my wildest dreams, I couldn’t have imagined that I would be empowering women when I felt so insecure as a child. I could have only wished for having a dog who is my side kick in every moment. Or being surrounded by friends who truly see me and love me as I am.
If you’d ask my adult self now, I could list all the things I still want to change or reach before I call it a “dream life.” But in that moment of reflection, everything shifted. I saw that I’m already living a dream, one that my younger self might never have even dared to imagine.
When we pause and look at our lives through a different lens, especially through the eyes of our younger self. We often notice just how far we’ve come. How much there is to celebrate. Not just the things we’ve achieved, but the person we’ve become.
I truly believe your younger self would look at you and be in awe of your courage, your heart, your softness and strength.
This realization brought me to tears. Tears of joy, gratitude, and softness. Because yes, it’s easy to focus on what’s still missing or what needs fixing. But what if, just for a moment, we let all of that go and allowed ourselves to fully receive the beauty of what is?
We only get this one version of ourselves, this one moment in time. And there’s real magic in choosing to be present with it.
When we fully embody who we are, with acceptance and love, we come home to ourselves. We stop waiting to be “enough.” We stop postponing happiness for some future version of our life.
Because, my friend, you are already enough. You are beautiful. You are uniquely you and that is a gift to this world.
These are the words I speak to myself, too.
Life is too short for self-hate and the constant struggle of “I’ll be happy when…” You are perfectly evolving. And your life… is happening right now.
