Can we stop thinking things are “too good to be true”?
Seriously. Can we stop side-eyeing our joy and second-guessing the very things we prayed for?
We deserve good things. We deserve peace. We deserve ease.
We deserve to feel loved, seen, and cared for without suspicion or shame.
We deserve to wake up and actually feel happy…not because life is perfect, but because healing has taught us how to hold joy and pain in the same breath.
But here’s the truth:
Believing we deserve goodness doesn’t come without a fight.
Why?
Because somewhere deep in our minds, trauma still whispers, “Don’t get too comfortable.”
It’s like having an angel on one shoulder, reminding you that you’re safe now… and a devil on the other, saying, “Don’t fall for it. This won’t last.”
I catch myself doing it too, saying, “This feels too good to be true,” even when I’m in the middle of something beautiful.
Why?
Because I’ve been here before…
And “before” didn’t end well.
It ended in heartbreak. In disappointment. In tears and frustration. In betrayal.
But what if this time is different?
What if we didn’t armor up at the first sign of softness?
What if we didn’t sabotage the very thing we’ve been manifesting?
What if, instead of bracing for the worst, we prepared for the best?
I want to get to a place where I can receive blessings fully and confidently without guilt, without fear, without waiting for the other shoe to drop.
Because the truth is… I do deserve this.
And so do you.
✍🏾 Writing Prompt: Write about a time when something good came into your life, and you struggled to believe it was real.
What did you do with that goodness?
How did fear or past trauma show up in that moment, and what would you say to your past self now?
