you already have the power
you’re holding it
perhaps not in your hand
not yet
but it’s there
maybe it’s stuffed way down inside
the years of doubt and insecurity
wrapped firmly around it, so now
the tightly wound ball
is hard to unravel
but it’s there
i promise you
the courage to take that first step
the strength to do what you need or want to do
the confidence to be who you are
think about how it would feel
with no one pushing you down
again and again
nothing burying you
in its heaviness
a chance to breathe
d-e-e-p-l-y
without fear keeping
your breaths shallow
you can start small
by simply listening to your feelings
beginning to understand them and
to understand their message
journaling your wildly chaotic thoughts
talking to someone you trust
creating a detailed self-rescue plan
it’s not easy i know
it feels frightening
perhaps even dangerous
and it won’t happen quickly
it will take starts and stops
triumphs but mistakes too
yet it’s vitally important
because reclaiming your power
your ESSENCE
is crucial to living your life
a life that can only get
better and better
once you’ve realigned with
your power
“in the midst of winter, i found there was, within me, an invincible summer.
