Yesterday, a reel by Jay Shetty stopped me in my tracks.
He said,
“We’re really quick to forget that the day we are living today is a day we dreamed of ten years ago. Maybe not in a complete picture, but there’s a part of your life that is exactly the life you wanted. And when you forget that, you lose out on recognizing you’re already living in the dream. And that you already have the power to create that future dream because you’ve already done it once.”
Those words hit me hard. I paused, breathed them in, and felt them deep in my soul.
Because the truth is—I do wake up most mornings thinking,
“Is this really my life? How lucky am I to live it?”
But if I’m honest, I also carry a constant undercurrent of:
“You’ve got to do more. Be more. Improve more.”
And then I remember…
The version of me ten years ago?
She would’ve been in awe of the life I get to live now. She’d be proud. She’d be hopeful. And she’d tell me to stop being so hard on myself and to see the beauty in what I’ve already created.
And even further back—my 22-year-old self, the young woman who felt trapped inside a body and brain wracked with a debilitating anxiety disorder? She never could have dreamed of standing on stages across the country, speaking to thousands, or building a business that spreads happiness and hope.
She would’ve thought that kind of life was impossible.
And yet—here I am.
That’s why I feel on fire with life and my career. I am living in my purpose. I’m not just sharing strategies. I’m reminding people of something I had to learn the hard way:
🌟 Even in the hardest seasons, you already have seeds of strength within you.
🌟 You have skills you may not even recognize yet.
🌟 And when you don’t feel strong enough on your own, be willing to reach out for support.
And here’s what I want you to think about today: What part of your life right now would your “ten-years-ago self” be amazed by? Maybe it’s the career you’ve built, the family you’ve raised, the friendships you’ve nurtured, or the way you’ve grown through challenges. You’ve already created dreams before—proof that you have the power to create the next one, too.
📖 If you’d like practical tools to help you on that journey, my book Teach Happy: Small Steps to Big Joy dives deep into the habits, mindset shifts, and science-backed strategies that make happiness possible—even in the hard seasons.
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So today, I’m holding space for both:
✨ The dream I’m already living.
✨ And the next one I’m building.
And I hope you do too. 💛
With gratitude,
P.S. What’s one thing you’re living today that your “10-years-ago self” once dreamed of? I’d love for you to hit reply and share it with me.
