The Fire Inside

Don’t shrink. Don’t hide. Just stand right there and feel it.

Feel the warmth. Feel it bubble and rise. Feel it calling you.

Calling for your dedication. Calling for your commitment. Calling for you to go within and warm yourself by its knowing.

Don’t be scared.

Though it burns bright, it cannot hurt you. Yes, you may be burned alive by your desire and drive.

If you are to be consumed by their flames It is only to be reborn a truer, more whole version of yourself.

Don’t shrink. Don’t hide. Just stand right there and feel it.

Feel what you’ve work hard to know and what you’ve always known, without effort. Dedicate yourself to that knowing. Fully commit to that special gift, that fire within. Be all in for if you’re not, what else is this life for?

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