To ring in the new year in January 2023, Lena Dunham posted an Instagram pic of herself with a lengthy caption. Her message seemed, at first, to be defeatist, but it was ultimately about self-acceptance. "I'm so f***ng sick of trying. I'm not sick of doing, or being, or any other action verbs," Dunham's post read in part, "But I'm sick of *trying* — the word that evokes a hamster wheel, running and running only to find yourself still here, still stuck or in pain or in fear."

She went on to describe the many ways in which she has tried to live up to some imagined idea of perfection only to let herself down, and the feeling of frustration that followed. "But if at once you don't succeed, what if you didn't have to try but could just *be* again?" she wrote.

Dunham's words resonated with many fans as well as those close to her and some fellow celebs (she is a writer, after all!). Dunham's husband commented, "Wisest words my heart," and actor Rita Wilson wrote, "Love all of this." Even Melissa Joan Hart chimed in, shutting down rumors of a feud with Dunham, commenting, "I'll share that 'dance' with you in 2023! Happy New Year!" And so far, it does seem as though 2023 has been good to Dunham. Just "being" looks great on her!