What would it look like to settle in to a deep self-trust,
Beyond being liked,
Self-esteem,
But a deep trust in your inherent worthiness?
Before anyone decided they love you,
Before you earned a degree,
Got married,
Became a mother or a father,
Or knew how to dress yourself in a flattering way so that others would notice you?
What would it feel like to see yourself as worthy before it all?
Placing your hand on your warm,
Beating heart,
Softening,
Sensing in,
To the part of you that still wants to feel worthy,
That wants to feel trusted,
To feel loved?
What does this part need to hear from you now?
What does this part need to know so that it can allow you to trust yourself?
Maybe it's just a word,
Or a touch,
Or a feeling that arises,
Something that it needs to know.
Just like the old,
Trusty pair of boots that you wear on long walks.
Settling into this feeling of trust,
Respect,
For yourself.
Not the flashy sense of liking,
Inconsistency,
Conditionality,
Just a sense of trust in yourself.
There is nothing that you need to become,
Just be.
How can you settle just a little bit more into being,
Into trusting,
Into holding yourself with gentleness and respect?
What would that look like?
Maybe it looks like resting more,
Saying no more often,
Taking your hand to your heart when you feel rejected by others,
And gently reminding yourself that you are loved,
You are trusted,
And you are whole.
Letting the waves of emotion and memory of the moments in the past when you have not felt trusted,
Connected,
To yourself,
When you have tried so hard to please,
To find what felt like approval.
You have it,
And you always have.
Placing your hand back on your heart,
And reminding your heart of its wholeness.
Take the time you need to feel into the deep trust,
Love,
And kindness that you deserve.
We are intrinsically worthy of grace.
And another way to think about that is that you are worthy of failure.
When you feel hurt,
When you feel that others do not value you,
Valuing yourself,
Knowing that you are valuable,
Worthy of love,
Trust,
Respect,
Beyond popularity,
Visibility,
Deep in your bones,
You are beautiful,
Beautiful,
Luxuried in the feeling of beauty that you carry in your bones.
Trusted.
