Welcome,
Beloved one.
There comes a time in our lives when we can no longer fold ourselves in half to make others comfortable.
There comes a time when shrinking becomes too painful.
And whispering our truths feels like a slow erosion of the soul.
Perhaps you've felt it.
The tightness in your chest when you silence your voice.
The heaviness in your stomach when you pretend to be less than you are.
The ache in your heart when you watch yourself play small.
Even as something deeper inside you longs to rise.
You are not alone.
We have all learned in different ways.
To dim our lights.
To tuck away our brilliance.
To disguise our worth.
But listen closely now.
Even in your silence,
Dear one,
There is a sound within you.
A flame that refuses to be extinguished.
A truth that will not vanish.
No matter how long you've tried to bury it.
Take a deep breath in.
Exhale slowly.
This is your birthright,
Dear one.
To be whole.
To be radiant.
To take up the space that is already yours.
The stars don't apologize for their brilliance.
The oceans don't apologize for their depth.
The mountains don't apologize for their height.
And beloved one,
You do not need to apologize for your being.
Take a breath.
Feel it enter your body.
Let it fill you with the knowing that you belong here.
As you are.
In your fullness.
Take a deep breath in.
Allow it to fill your lungs.
Allow it to rejuvenate every cell in your body.
And exhale.
Everything that no longer serves you.
Because you're not born to play small.
You are not born to disappear in the background of your own life.
You were born to carry the vastness of love.
To walk in the light.
To speak with the dignity of your worth.
To speak with the fullness of your voice.
Notice the places in you where fear has built walls.
Notice the places in you where doubt has made its home.
Notice how heavy it feels to live inside someone else's definition of you.
Now imagine with each breath,
Those walls begin to soften.
The weight slides off your shoulders.
Imagine the doors of your being opening wider and wider.
With every inhale.
With every exhale.
There is nothing you must do to earn this.
There is nothing you must prove.
Worthiness has lived inside you since the day you took your first breath.
Even now,
This worth is rising in you like the sun.
It does not ask for permission to shine.
It simply shines.
Take a deep breath in.
Let it out.
Another deep breath in.
Let it out.
When fear comes to your gate,
Dear one,
Do not retreat.
Stand tall.
Plant your feet firmly on the ground.
Let your eyes meet the light.
When doubt whispers its small story,
Answer with the truth of your belonging.
I am here.
I am whole.
I am enough.
Repeat after me,
Dear one.
I am here.
I am whole.
I am enough.
Beloved one,
The world does not need you to diminish.
It does not need your silence.
It does not need your shrinking.
The world needs you as you are.
It needs your voice.
Your presence.
Your gifts.
Your radiance.
Feel your breath deep in your belly.
Feel the warmth of your inner fire.
This flame is yours.
It cannot be taken from you.
It cannot be destroyed.
It is the eternal reminder of your existence.
Of who you are.
Let this flame grow.
See it flickering brighter in your chest.
See this flame radiating through your skin.
See this fire light up the space around you.
Your light,
Dear one,
Is expanding.
Your presence is filling the very room you're in.
You're being.
You're here without apology.
You're no longer small.
You never were.
This is the promise you make to yourself.
That you will not abandon your flame.
That you will protect your worth.
That you will live fully alive.
Fully present.
Fully you.
Take one more breath in.
Slowly exhale.
Take another breath in.
Deeply.
And exhale.
Feel how it anchors you in the truth.
Whatever you face in this life.
Whatever storms arrive at your door.
Whatever deaths or rebirths call you forward.
You can stand in your immovable center.
You can rise without apology.
You can shine without fear.
Beloved one,
Repeat after me.
I am worthy of taking up space.
I am worthy of being seen.
I am worthy of being heard.
I am worthy of being loved.
Exactly as I am.
I will not play small.
I will not hide my brilliance.
I will not turn away from my power.
Rise,
Dear one.
Expand with every breath you take.
And live fully.
Fully.
