Leaning in

I'm exhausted of playing defense. Defending myself, my wants, my priorities to everyone including myself is no longer on the to do list. People aren't always going to understand me, people aren't usually going to put my needs first and some people don't want what's best for me so they're going to say snarky things and try to cut me down. It's my job to push and nurture my own agenda. I'm not going to apologize for that term. I'm not going to defend what I think is important. People who want an exchange of ideas can listen and expect the same from me and if they aren't sold they can go off on their merry way as I do the same. The puppet masters haven't been minding the strings well and I feel like I'm choking right now.