I came across a gentle reminder today:
“Peace begins when you realise that everyone sees life through a different lens, and it is not your job to polish theirs.”
For years, I fought myself, believing boundaries were something I had to justify. Only later did I realise that boundaries are sacred, unique to each of us. What feels like freedom to one may feel like restriction to another.
I spent much of my life placing everyone above myself. We are taught to be the picture-perfect version of what society wants, but rarely are we celebrated simply for being ourselves. I bent, I obliged, I became everything I was not—until I understood that none of it equates to love. Approval, validation, and acceptance are not love.
You can pour yourself into every direction, give extraordinary care, and still be told it is not enough if it does not fit the “acceptable norm.” I reached the point where my only response was defiance, and even that was labelled as rude or difficult. But beyond that struggle, I discovered something far greater:
✨ Peace.
A peace that cannot be explained, only lived. A peace that refuses to sacrifice itself for validation. A peace that knows love is never born from manipulation or performance.
Now, I stand aligned with clarity, purpose, and certainty. I know with absolute conviction that everything I need is already within me. No one outside of me can give me the love, peace, or acceptance that I already hold in my own heart.
Every day, every moment, is an invitation to embody more of the light that is already within. To live with intention, to honour the truth that unconditional love is not something we earn—it is something we are.
None of us are above another. We are not defined by titles or appearances, but by the words we speak and the truth we live. Change begins only when we claim it for ourselves.
At the end of the day, you will stand alone with no one to blame, no one to call. Make sure your energy is spent wisely. Do not live as a peasant expecting royalty—live as one who knows their worth in every step.
Life is full of choices. Remove your shoes or scrub the floor. Be equally graceful in both.
I honour you as you say you are. And I honour myself, fully, as I am.
© Liza | Soul Reflections in Divine Light™
