Be You

This is a very short poem encouraging you to be you! Who else do you try to be? Why can't you be you? What stops you? What if the only thing that stopped you, was you? What if it came down to a choice? Dare you allow yourself to be truly You?

Transcript

Tiny purple flowers.

A little patch.

A smattering of colour.

Standing out amidst the buttercups and daisies.

Tiny but vibrant.

Unashamed.

Faces turned upwards.

Outwards.

Chins raised high.

Shoulders back.

Embodying their queen or king.

Speaking from their hearts.

Being who they are.

Not trying to imitate the buttercup.

Not pretending to be the lucky clover.

Not wearing a mask of scary.

Trying to copy the nettles.

They are who they are.

Small,

Delicate little pops of lavender-coloured beauty.

A reminder.

Be who you are.

You are the gentleness of the fern.

The spikiness of the thistle.

The in-your-face,

I-am-here brightness of the buttercup.

You are the fragility of the dandelion clock and the flexibility of the reed.

You are the beauty and the softness of each of the flowers in the field.

But also the sting and the spike of the nettle and the thorn.

You are the fragrance of the rose and the stench of the cowpat.

Be who you are.

Small and vibrant.

Sharp and stinky.

But face outwards.

Chin high.

Unashamedly the queen,

The king.

Speaking from the heart.

The truth.

No imitating.

Be vibrant.

Be scary.

Be unashamed.

Be you.

Reviews

As a child I only wanted to be accepted and fit in. I tried to make myself invisible, to go unnoticed in order to avoid bullying.
I wish I had of listened to this when I was younger but I'm so thankful for being able to hear it now.
I loved the comparison to the different types of flowers and even down to the cowpat. We have so many unique parts of ourselves that should be embraced and not hidden.
Thank you for expressing this through your lovely meditation.

I love this! The combination of all of the things and all sides of us! It was such a help! I am always who everyone else wants me to be and the helped my heart to be ok to be me. Thank you!

Ok Mandy, now THIS is my new favorite!! 🤣 Keep ‘em coming, girl. I so appreciate you.