One day when you wake up,

you will find that you’ve become a forest.

You’ve grown roots and found strength in them

that no one thought you had.

You have become stronger and more beautiful,

full of life giving qualities.

You have learned to take all the negativity around you,

and turn it into oxygen for easy breathing.

A host of wild creatures live inside you,

and you call them stories.

A variety of beautiful birds nest inside your mind,

and you call them memories.

You have become an incredible self sustaining thing of epic proportions.

And you should be so proud of yourself,

of how far you have come from the seeds of who you used to be.

~Nikita Gill

I forgive all parts of myself…

inquiry for today~ may you know what is most true through all the noise…

what needs to show up…

Do we retreat into our despair, into the smallest parts of our hearts,

or do we dare to lift our gaze and reach out through the dark,

holding fast to one another and standing in love? 
~Valarie Kaur