Build your own retreat, literal or metaphorical, and fill it with people who actually see you.
Who celebrate you. Who would never dream of having a major celebration in your space without inviting you.
Because you are worth more than being someone’s convenient resource.
You are worth being someone’s honored guest.
And if they can’t see that, it’s time to build your celebration somewhere else.
With people who know your name. Who know your worth. Who wouldn’t dream of celebrating without you.
That’s not loneliness. That’s freedom.
And it’s worth every difficult boundary, every closed door, every moment of standing alone until you find your people.
I promise you, it’s worth it.
