This is for you.
I feel this weight of yours from a recent blow or gradual build-up from a series of continual oppressive challenges.
Here is how you come out of this with the game plan.
Your thoughts are vulnerable right now.
So we break this down,
Provide a safer,
More dialed-in perspective.
You're hurting from this.
I understand.
It's heavy.
This weight.
Oppressive,
Uncaring,
And stubborn.
We want it to go away.
This unkind situation.
The components that won't seem to give you that room to breathe.
We're going to beat it.
We create our space now.
Our safe place.
The one where it doesn't get the invitation.
That privilege is not granted.
We will have a conversation.
I'll close the door where that situation says nothing.
Even if it does,
Behind that wall,
We're not going to hear it.
It'll be muffled,
Drowned out.
Because this is our time,
Our world.
I want you to breathe.
A few deep breaths to stabilize.
A few more.
We're going to turn this experience around.
Even if temporarily,
We call the shots now.
Even if the moment we leave this room,
It's still there.
We possess our dignity.
We have our faculties.
Breathe.
A few more.
I respect myself.
I want you to say this.
I respect myself.
Even if I have doubts,
The fact that I showed up in this space to tackle this problem is evidence of my courage.
I respect that.
I respect that in myself.
I've come here to help myself in a moment of need.
This is proof of my love for myself.
This is proof of my ability to find a solution.
I'm already feeling stronger knowing this.
Breathe and exhale.
This breath is allowing the information to spread throughout my system.
Not just my mind,
Not just my intellect,
But my entire cellular system.
There are no tricks.
This is simply a recognition of the strength I possess in my most internal self.
The repercussions and heaviness from these external circumstances that have wormed their way into my psyche and feelings do not have a free pass.
They have been entering without my consent.
They do not provide me benefit,
Nor do they comfort me,
Nor do they offer me helpful solutions.
Only worry and anxiety that is of no use to me.
What this does do is galvanize me to take care of myself,
Which I am doing right now.
Whether these things are happening to me because I am being tested or just out of sheer coincidence,
I will not let the possibilities of the outcome change my opinion of who I am,
No matter how things end up.
I am a sovereign being with the capacity to make bold decisions.
I am not a victim,
Nor will I assume that role.
I define who I am,
No one else,
And nothing else.
My fate can change within a moment.
My fate has already changed knowing this.
I am stronger than before I moved into this space.
Even if I was hurting,
Even if I am hurting,
The pain and heaviness is a reminder of how much I have done to improve my situation,
Whether mentally,
Physically,
Or with spirit.
The gains are made knowing I gave of myself,
Which is the greatest sacrifice and testament to my presence.
This is how we move out of the space and re-enter into the ordinary world,
The one that adheres to its own structure,
Its own rules,
Its own chaos,
And at times,
Unpredictable nature.
I come out of here with a win because I did not let the false shadow of my mind dominate or indoctrinate me.
I averted its attempt to intercept my optimism,
My realism,
As well as my triumphant abilities in motion,
Though my emotions can become fatigued,
Fragile,
And even overreactive.
My most steadfast light guides the way,
Has the final say,
And seizes the day.
All moments,
I have that agency.
This is my world.
Even if I must momentarily shuttle myself within my safe harbor,
I am here always.
I am protected.
I am the beacon that cuts through the noise,
The blinding spells,
And wells of despair.
I am buoyant.
I am bright.
I am everything I need.
The future waits for my exciting advances,
Necessary measures to draw me closer.
I sit on the right side of my journey,
The brave one with self-trust,
Which is how I have made it this far and will continue to rise to great heights.
I thank myself for this time and recognize my mission will continue.
I am free to feel better with this reminder that though things can at times become too much to handle,
You are right where you need to be and beyond.
This is for you.