Settle yourself.
Let your shoulders relax away from your ears.
Inhale.
Exhale.
Welcome to a hit of hope.
Is your inner life working for you or against you?
Do you hide what is going on inside?
Or do you dare to share your inner life,
Your real,
Authentic,
Messy,
And maybe terrified inner self,
The self that is longing to be seen and heard?
Or do you take so much time and spend so much effort on your outer shell,
The outer shell that has to be perfect,
The outer shell that has to look and smell perfect,
And most of all,
The outer shell that has to act perfect,
Or at least act as if everything is perfect,
When in reality,
The inner life might be howling or crumbling,
When the inner life might be the last thing in the world you have the courage to face.
But the inner life,
The inner life working against you will not go away on its own.
The inner life working against you will not grow quiet on its own.
So much of our inner life will not heal on its own.
That means you.
You have to sit.
You have to stay.
You have to breathe.
You have to face what's there.
That is scary as hell,
Isn't it?
Most of us would rather have a root canal or do whatever we can think of to numb the pain.
But the thing is,
Even when you are wounded,
You can also be healing.
So do some inner work and then have faith in the inner work you are doing.
Do what you can to plant any positive seeds along your rocky path.
And then sit.
Breathe.
Face.
Storm.
Watch.
Stay.
Breathe.
You do not have to stay dark inside.
You do not have to stay broken inside.
You are good.
You are worthy.
Sit.
Do the inner work.
You will.
Namaste.
