I give you permission to lay it all down.
To be your authentic self.
Gather the stressors
the to-do’s
the feelings of not enough
Into a large net.
Ensnare them.
Gently.
Lovingly.
In the net.
Fold it around all of your weights.
Lift them from your body.
And lay them down.
All around you if you must.
Hold it all outside of you.
Examine the pile strewn around you.
See how laying it all down,
Unburdening yourself,
Amplifies your authentic self.
You may try your hardest to cloak yourself
In the armor of stress and doing and judging,
But you—you—are always there.
Lurking in the shadows.
Waiting to be created.
And revealed.
Under the net of stuff you’ve just lifted from your shoulders.
You, my love, can be nothing but yourself.
Free to create.
Free to be.
As your authentic self, you are
Creator, without fear.
Feeler, without judgment.
Connected, without conformity.
So, my love, be free.
Leave it all there on the floor.
Be you.
Just you.
Because you cannot be anyone else.
You are enough.
Give yourself permission to lay it all down and walk with me.
I’ll meet you there.
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