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I give you permission to lay it all down.
\nTo be your authentic self.<\/p>\n

Gather the stressors
\nthe to-do\u2019s
\nthe feelings of not enough
\nInto a large net.<\/p>\n

Ensnare them.
\nGently.
\nLovingly.
\nIn the net.<\/p>\n

Fold it around all of your weights.
\nLift them from your body.
\nAnd lay them down.
\nAll around you if you must.<\/p>\n

Hold it all outside of you.
\nExamine the pile strewn around you.
\nSee how laying it all down,
\nUnburdening yourself,
\nAmplifies your authentic self.<\/p>\n

You may try your hardest to cloak yourself
\nIn the armor of stress and doing and judging,
\nBut you\u2014you\u2014are always there.
\nLurking in the shadows.
\nWaiting to be created.
\nAnd revealed.
\nUnder the net of stuff you\u2019ve just lifted from your shoulders.<\/p>\n

You, my love, can be nothing but yourself.
\nFree to create.
\nFree to be.<\/p>\n

As your authentic self, you are
\nCreator, without fear.
\nFeeler, without judgment.
\nConnected, without conformity.<\/p>\n

So, my love, be free.
\nLeave it all there on the floor.
\nBe you.
\nJust you.
\nBecause you cannot be anyone else.
\nYou are enough.<\/p>\n

Give yourself permission to lay it all down and walk with me.<\/p>\n

I\u2019ll meet you there.<\/p>\n

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