Today,
I come back to myself,
Not the version that performs,
Not the one that says yes out of fear,
But the one that remembers her worth.
The one that guards her peace like sacred ground.
Let's take a breath together.
A slow inhale,
Drawing in peace.
And a long exhale,
Releasing the pressure to please.
Again,
Breathe in clarity.
Exhale what is not yours to carry.
God,
Divine light,
I invite you into this space.
I ask for your wisdom,
Your protection,
Your steady guidance as I set boundaries rooted in love and not fear.
Remind me today that no is a holy word.
It is not a rejection.
It is a redirection.
It is not selfish.
It is sacred.
Every time I say no to what drains me,
I say yes to what sustains me.
Help me release the guilt I've carried for being unavailable to everyone but myself.
Teach me that saying no is not a wall.
It is a door to deeper self-respect.
Let my boundaries be clear,
Kind,
And consistent.
I do not have to explain my no.
I do not need permission to protect my time,
My energy,
Or my spirit.
Boundaries are not punishments.
They are clarity in action.
God help me feel safe in my no.
Let it be my shield from chaos.
Let it be my signal that I trust you more than I trust approval.
Today,
I refuse to betray myself just to keep the peace.
I will not dim,
Shrink,
Or twist myself to make others comfortable.
I was not created to be everyone's everything,
And I am no longer afraid of being misunderstood.
I bless the moments where I choose stillness instead of overextending.
I bless the phone calls I don't recall right away,
The events I skip,
The favors I lovingly decline,
Because peace is the priority,
Not performance.
God,
Give me the courage to honor my own yes and my own no.
Let my yes be rooted in joy,
Not obligation.
Let my no be rooted in wisdom,
Not fear.
I forgive myself for the times I overgave.
I forgive myself for not speaking up.
I forgive myself for confusing kindness with compliance.
And now,
I reclaim my voice.
I reclaim my energy.
I reclaim the space I once gave away too freely.
Today,
My boundaries are not barriers to love.
They are expressions of it.
Love for myself.
Love for my time.
Love for my purpose.
I honor the sacred pause.
I trust the whisper inside me when something doesn't feel right.
I walk away from what depletes me,
Even if it once looked like a blessing.
And I know,
Deep in my bones,
That peace is my birthright.
Not something I must earn.
Not something I must beg for.
But something I get to protect with every breath.
So I leave this space grounded and clear,
Knowing that every no I say to the world brings me closer to the yes I owe myself.
And that is more than enough.
Amen.
