We are, "the salt of the world"...

Look, real authenticity isn't about having the art of pretending to “be okay” when we're not. How do you live from there?, because many times masks are usually built to avoid showing what is behind the character and sometimes we don't go along that line, and that's to be admired.

Because to get there, we need to have the self-esteem that allows us to be ourselves beyond external demands, which becomes emotional integrity: knowing who you are (with your lights and shadows) so clearly, that you don't need different versions depending on who is looking at you.

In fact, we don't need to make a lot of noise to have courage.

We are like salt, whose essence often goes unnoticed while we are present... but when salt is missing, everything changes.

I am referring to humility, respect, loyalty, peace and good intentions that do not always attract attention immediately, but it is those little things that give flavor to life, to a friendship, to a relationship and even to a family.

We live in times where many people seek to impress, appear or stand out above others... but the real value is in those who bring tranquility, support, sincerity and good energy without the need to show off. Don't underestimate your essence by not making noise. Sometimes the most valuable people are the ones who are only discovered when they are no longer around. They are those people who always have a smile, a joke, energy for everyone. And one assumes that behind that there is an easy life.

They are people who seem immune to pain, as never before about the darkest moment of life. Sometimes life gets tangled up.

Plans change, emotions weigh and we feel like we don't know where to start…

But even in the midst of chaos, little by little we can find threads that help us rebuild ourselves: accept, ask for help, rest, cry, learn, try again and trust in our process.

We can't always choose what happens to us, but we can choose how to accompany us as we go through it.And even if we don't see it complete today... every little step counts too.

It's not what happens to us, it's what we decide to do with what happens to us when fear, anxiety and the pressure of feeling that everything is over. And how to get up when we think we have no way out.

What I'm talking about is what happens when we hit rock bottom. About movement as a survival mechanism. About success, resilience, anxiety, family, bonds and the pain that is often hidden behind a good mood.

Sometimes we spend years trying to be what others expect, something like being stronger, more correct, more accommodating, easier to love. Because there are wounds that no one sees... until someone decides to speak up. Until one day you find out that no. But the soul gets tired of acting.

There comes a time when life begins to remove masks, links, places and versions that no longer hold your truth. Becoming who we really are is not always comfortable, but it is deeply liberating.

Janitze 🌹