One of the most important things we can do for ourselves

Is to soften,

Go inward,

Listen to the quiet voice within us,

That knows what we want,

What we need,

What feels right and true to us—

In each moment.

Connecting deeply with ourselves,

Within ourselves,

To the deepest places that live inside of us,

Connecting to our hearts,

To the inner truths beating within us.

It’s learning to discern—

From that soft, wise, space inside of us—

What we want,

What we need,

What feels like truth to us.

The answer isn’t always going to be to slow down,

To take a step back,

To pause,

To rest.

Sometimes the answer is going to be to act,

To create,

To pour ourselves into something we care about,

Something that is meaningful to us,

Something that feels like a fire burning within us.

But we’re the only ones who can feel that truth—

Our truth.

The only ones who can sense it,

Feel it,

Connect to it,

Be right there present in the depths of it,

Who can feel the energy of it rumbling within us.

And when we know what we want,

What we need,

What feels like truth—

It’s important to honor it,

Do it,

Give it to ourselves,

Let ourselves be where we are,

Treading the path we’re on,

With awareness,

With intention,

With conscious, deliberate action.

Once we know what we need,

What feels right,

What we feel called toward,

We can do it—

And we should.

We owe it to ourselves.

It’s up to us—

Only we can feel the truth of it beating within us.

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