Recently something inside of me has opened up. Like there was this part of me I was keeping tucked away, in a locked box.
I was just sitting outside in the sun when I realized that not only has the box been opened but it is unhinged. In my haste to open it and rediscover lost parts of myself, I must have broken the hinges. Thank goodness for that.
The older I get, the less I want to be society’s version of who I think I should be, and the more the true, deep and authentic me is roaring to be free.
Typically we think of ‘coming unhinged’ as a bad thing, but not in this case. I feel empowered about the hinges being broken. I feel like I have outgrown a really small cage and I am ready to prowl through more life with more fire, energy and passion than ever before.
Thank you box and hinges. Without you, I wouldn’t get this sweet taste of liberation I am savoring today. The irony is I think I am the one that boxed up and locked away these strong and powerful parts of myself. I even remember the few times I chastised myself and buried the stronger, angrier parts of me.
Today, I am more whole and am rejoicing in being unhinged. Today, I understand why I buried parts of myself and I am ready to forgive. Today, I stretch my limbs and feel a new drive, power and passion and I am content.
With every moment of every day, may we all be blessed with the clarity, inspiration and courage to get a PhD in Being Me, and may we do so as authentically and gently as possible.
With love ❤️!
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