garlic is to cooking as vanilla extract is to baking in that the amount i add to my food is guided by reckless extravagance and utter disregard, verging on mild contempt, for the recipe as written
You’re the only one who knows what you’ve been through so outside validation only matters to your ego. Your soul only cares about how YOU feel after all the experiences and lessons you’ve had the privilege to grow through. You are valid, don’t trip. On to the next level we go.