“You either walk into your story
and own your truth,
or you live outside of your story,
hustling for your worthiness.”
(This greatly dovetails into the notions of shame, for who has to hustle for their worthiness than someone who feels unworthy? Which, by extension, is part and parcel of feeling shame. And so when we take ownership of our actions, of our behaviour, of our story/stories (again, ownership, not blame, which would be part of invoking shame again) we gain power. The power to be, the power to choose, the power to create. And from that comes freedom, self-expression, and peace of mind.)