Approval Seeking

Dear Seekers,

What would it be like if you didn't have to prove yourself to anyone? How might you show up differently if you weren't trying to be liked and understood today? While I am by no means advocating for not giving a fuck, I have found it worthwhile, in those moments when I am working for a gold star, to instead look inward and be with the lack in myself, instead of "push outwards" (poet Kae Tempest) to avoid it.