Breathe

Breath in. You are okay. You are worthy. Not Because of anything you have done, not because of anything you are, but because you are alive. But because you are living.

Breathe out. Reaching, grasping, clinging towards connection, towards external validation. Your world is falling apart, you are alone. You are nothing unless someone or something tells you otherwise.

Breathe in. The present moment has all you need. Just take one more step. Experience is the fertilizer in the field of growth and maturity. And sometimes experiences smell like shit. Who are you? Wrong question. What does this moment have for you? Everything you need if you pay attention.

Breath out. You are weak, you are childish, you will never measure up. What you seek can’t be found. To your past you are bound.

Breathe in. You are enough. So what if you are childish? Venture on with fearless abandon and a curious heart. What you seek, you always had. Those chains you carry are only bound because you allow them to be. So Let go.

Breathe out. The pain is too much. The hurt too deep. You can’t make it on your own. You are too fragile. Escape this. It is okay. Nobody will miss you. You have failed yourself. You have failed those around you. The journey is too tiresome. And a journey not enjoyed is not worth taking.

Breathe in. Your life is no journey with a destination to arrive. Your life is a song. A gorgeous composition that the universe cries out at. Give it the encore it desires. For every great crescendo, there precedes a mighty decrescendo. Just as this life shapes you, so too do you shape the world.

Breathe out. Love is torment. Love is loss. Love is a stream of endless vulnerability. Of endless betrayal. Protect yourself. Hide. Never. Ever. Dare to be seen.

Breathe in. Love can be torment. Love can be peace. Love can mean loss. Love can be freeing. Love is an endless stream of vulnerability, with occasional betrayal. Love is forgiveness. Love is without bounds. Love yourself enough that there is no need for protection. Open yourself to what your unique life and your unique story has to offer.

Hold nothing back.

Breathe out worry.

Breathe in the Peace.