Stop letting rules rule

Here's what I've noticed: Some of us follow every rule to feel worthy. Others rebel against them for the same reason.

The rule-followers judge the rule-breakers. The rule-breakers judge the rule-followers. We make others wrong because it temporarily makes us feel right.

Yet life opens up when we catch ourselves in this dance. When we notice how desperately we're trying to prove our worth by what we do or don't do, by monitoring what others do or don't do.

The truth is, we're all just trying to feel okay about ourselves.

Once you see this pattern, you have a choice. You can keep playing the validation game, or you can do the uncomfortable, more rewarding work of resting in your worth from within. Not from following someone else's rules, nor from rebelling against them.

From this grounded place, you're free to choose what serves you and others best, rather than letting fear or the need to be right run the show.

Where might it be time to let go of someone else's rules and discover what's truly best for you?