YOU ARE FREE TO SHINE ON, ANYWAY
May today be the day you turn to yourself, and say:
Dear Self,
You don’t have to hide anymore.
You don’t have to wait in the shadows until it’s “your turn.”
You are allowed to come forth,
stepping into the fiery sunlight and be refined,
like gold, and shine on, like the brave, bold, soul you are.
Even though you haven’t done everything perfectly,
and your life been anything but easy,
you have learned from all of it.
You have learned to make room for both strength and tenderness.
And all in grace, you are more equipped to come alive because of it.
Let this be the time of your life that you dare to live boldly.
Let this be the place you breathe deep and practice courage in whatever way you can.
May today be the day you live boldly, with humility.
Let your head be in the clouds,
while your feet are in the dirt.
Lift up those around you
while also remembering your worth.
Love others, while also knowing
you were meant to be loved yourself.
No matter how successful or valuable they are,
you are no less than anyone else.
Recognize that fear will have its say,
and you are still free to shine on, anyway.
Let this be the season you step into each day with an open heart, ready to see what is beautiful and true right here, where you are. For through all of the things that have changed around you, and all of the things that have stayed the same, you have learned to keep living, you have learned to be brave. Remember the way your bravery has shown up in seasons before this one, even in most subtle ways. You may not always feel like the fire that you are, but you will shine on anyway. Trust: you have what it takes to make the most of each day.
After everything you’ve been through, today is a new day, and it is abundant with grace-lined space to shine on, anyway.
Word of the day: Sun (n): of the sun or another source of light) give out a bright light (Oxford Languages)
Affirmation: “I am courageously choosing to shine on, anyway.”
Journal: Think about a shadow you traveled through over the past year...what does it mean, on this day, to “shine on, anyway?”
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Sincerely,
Morgan Harper Nichols
@thestorytellerco
@morganharpernichols
