I know my worth now. I know what I can offer. I know how important communication is. More than ever. It has been difficult to go so deep, to ask myself tough questions or to question some things but now this is where I am bearing the fruits.

I have also realised that I need to hold back a little bit on here/social media – and to get back to being a bit more filtered – for myself as much as anything else (for other people too).

And that is fine, I am doing some bits on my own notes – plus doing other little bits.

But I can still post here – it is getting the balance right.

In addition to that, I think I have realised (or re relearned) when to get out of something that is not working or serving me well emotionally, or at least to make a change.

Just to add here that I appreciate that not everyone may be able to do that, and it did not exactly happen overnight.

I know that in the past that I have found confrontation to be difficult, and it is not say that I have not managed to deal with difficult situations because I have. But since the pandemic, I have gradually learnt how to deal with confrontation more.

Actually, I suppose what I mean is, to to be more front foot or proactive.

Or to be more firm, you could say.

If that makes sense, well it is my dear diary!

I feel much better after writing that.