So Much More
You are more than what you do, dearest.
You are more than the emails you send, the dinners you make, the meetings you attend.
You are more than your risks, more than your failures, more than the stumbling blocks that continue to pepper your progress.
You are more than the money you make, the clothes you buy, the car that takes you from here to there.
You are more than what you get done, more than what you create, more than whatever gets crossed off your To-Do list.
Know this. You do not need to prove anymore.
You do not need to chronicle all you did today to know you're deserving of love. You do not need to catalog how hard your day was to prove you're worthy of care. You do not need to name a single action to know you're entitled to rest.
You are deserving, worthy and entitled to whatever you need, right now, before you've accomplished a thing.
Today take the rest your body craves.
Take the time your mind requires. Feed your joy, feed your loves, feed your heart with what feels good and easy and true in this unique moment.
Today, be the care that the soft animal of your body desires. Care for her as a beloved child and notice all the ways in which she thanks you, for it is care that is the foundation of our lives.
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This conversation is between myself and an incredible woman named Ani, who shares how she learned how to be authentic, practice self-compassion, and take up space without guilt or shame through my 6-month group coaching program, Homecoming. Ani is a model for how to excavate internalized misogyny and live authentically without fear of others’ opinions. The conversation originally took place on my podcast, The Path Home.