I stopped performing for strangers and got honest with God.

I was running my whole life on approval from people I'd never even met. Counting likes at 2am, hating the face in the camera.

On the bathroom floor at 3am, done pretending. I didn't have a speech. I just told Him the truth for once.

I still show up. I just don't worship the room anymore. The quiet I used to dread is the best part of my day.

You don't have to perform your way into being loved. He already saw the real you and stayed.