Your Autonomy - Part I Of The Journey Of Becoming

‘Your Autonomy’ is (part I) of ‘The Journey of Becoming,’ which is a series of philosophical poetic lectures about self-realization. The purpose behind this track is to describe the struggles we face when we step away from the trodden path to follow our own unique path.

Transcript

Many of us find ourselves torn between two needs.

The need to be who we are meant to be.

To follow our dreams.

And the need to fit in,

Often shrinking our dreams.

And it is easier to play it small,

To bow down and to conform,

Than it is to stand tall,

Rooted in your own truth and weathered by their storm.

The wrath that can sometimes come from an insecurity that you have provoked by simply ascending into your heights can very quickly turn into slander,

Rejection or harmful envy.

And you learn this long before you get there,

Because there are moments,

Fleeting moments,

When you muster the courage to explore your capacity.

To relinquish the benchmarks that define success,

Not defined by you,

But by society.

To have a little taste of what it would be like to do what makes you happy.

In those moments,

You're less interested in feeding egos,

More congruent with your ethos.

You drop the need to please,

And this can be threatening,

Putting less people at ease.

And when that happens,

You find yourself misunderstood.

A lot of heat comes your way and it feels like hate.

Very slated,

Berated,

A bit too different for the people to tolerate.

So you cave in,

You cater to them,

You slouch against the wall you built to protect yourself from them.

What a shame.

If you could just plow through the sufferance,

You will earn the resilience.

But oftentimes we don't.

A sense of belonging is something we so desperately want.

To be accepted and respected is a need that is essential,

But how far do we go before we compromise our potential?

Some would say there is a way to balance the two,

To find a middle ground that would please both them and you.

I say,

Find a small tribe to see you through.

And tip the scales in favor of showing up as you,

Just you.

Reviews

This was absolutely beautiful. I will come back to this often! (Going to listen to the others now 😊)

A Heartbreaking description of the price we pay to belong and get some acceptance 💔 Only learning now how to offer this to myself ❤️

This is fabulous. What an encouraging three minutes this was for me to listen to.😌💚😌💜😌💚😌

Those words resonate with me right now. Thanks for the reassurance I’m on the right path. My journey just got lighter. Thank you 🙏

I have been hurt but I am healing. I am finding my Self among the ashes and restoring my beauty like the Phoenix rising. Thank you for this offering to help me on my journey. Namaste. 🙏💗

Loved this! Thank you for this little patch of sunlight on the ground where I walk.

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Wow, just wow. It’s like you were able to put into words the last 20 years of my life 👏🏼 So right what you said about finding your small tribe and being yourself. It works, it really does!
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Yes yes yes 🙌 seeking small tribes in limited places ...like diamonds in the rough ...

Remarkable!
Find my tribe and stay who I am meant to be 🌹🙌🏻🙏🏻

I'm grateful humble a Christian Actor singer with Courage Purpose to uplift and bring people together thru my gifts amen and so it is

Truth. And while it would be nice if biological family is the supportive small tribe that is often not the case. That's the hardest thing to accept. Thank you.

I am tears!!! This is exactly how I feel in life right now. Thank you for holding space for me to feel supported.

Thank you 🙏🏼 💗

Perfect - message & presentation. Thank you very much.

Thank you for sharing 🙏🏼
Inspirational 🧘🏼‍♂️✨🙂

Beautiful and thank you.. am going to be just ME 💯💜

Powerful words that resonated loudly with me..thank you for sharing.

Thank you! ❤️

Thank You for this and the other Parts I will be following. This speaks strongly to what I am experiencing in my life presently, and really for a while. As I stand stronger in my truth the storm rages on against it, but my roots have gone deep and I will stand but not deny the wounds of rejection nor the resulting sadness and anger that stirs up in me. This is important work! 🙏