You’re not here to play small
Be wise and adult enough to read past the (softened) cuss word to the point of this quote…
You’re here to be you.
You’re here to bring what you bring without a dimmer switch.
Like I always say; people can buy shades and sit quietly in a back row if they can’t handle your brilliance.
Don’t dim your light, volume, passion, knowing or purpose for anyone.
If things get tough, be tougher…
If folk want to mould you into mild, walk away and rise and rise and rise.
You’re not here to play small.
Small does the world a disservice.
Live in all your bones,
live out loud,
own your life.
We need your light like we need the sun.
You’re an essential part of life.
Nobody is a nobody.
YOU ARE someone.
Someone who’s meant to be here.
Someone who makes a difference.
Someone who’s allowed.
You are enough.
I’m so glad you’re here.
Forward we go,
Dr Lynika
#liveyourlife #blogger #newblogpost
So that nothing is wasted
Adversity and suffering will carve you…
let the right things flow in the hollows it leaves so it does not also shrink you.
I see you.
Keep going.
You matter.
“Ring the bells that still can ring Forget your perfect offering There is a crack, a crack in everything That’s how the light gets in” ~Leonard Cohen
Be kind. Be kind. Be kind
May you wake with generosity and give with generosity to those that have less.
Being in a position to give, is a blessing in itself.
And you often never realise who may be suffering deeply and going without basic human needs, in your own circle…
Sometimes it takes a long time to receive what is needed.
Stay brave,
hold your own hand and…
Be kind.
Being alive is the right moment
Biggest ticket of all is this one called your life.
Have you sat yourself front row with a window…
or have you scooched down the back and folded yourself in between others, where you always have to check with someone else before you stand up?
Have you put yourself in a position where you’re afraid to move too much in case it bothers somebody else?
What are you doing with your ticket?
Stumbling about at ground zero because you’ve become too focused on limitations and idle thoughts that have become records that now play you?
You don’t need to wait for the right moment.
Thinking your life is something that happens later, is a scam.
Being alive is the right moment.
And now is the time to grab it.
And if you were waiting for permission or a sign to know if you’re ‘allowed’ to live out loud in all your bones, here it is;
If you’re breathing then you are worthy and wanted on this planet by life itself.
Breathing is your permission slip.
Now go out and use that ticket.
Existing is like opting for sawdust at a banquet.
It makes my heart wild happy to see you out there owning your life.
This is how we lift the world.
This is how we evolve.
You’re ALIVE.
A miracle ticket.
Use it.
Own your life.
Live out loud.
This world needs your light.
What are you going to do with all that dark?
Find a way to glow in it…
Why?
Because that’s what you do in the dark, you find the light…
you find the smallest speck and you grow it…
and then you exude that light,
and then you shine it everywhere so that others can find the light inside themselves,
and realise their fierce right to own it.
Shine fierce.
Anyone who wants to complain can wear shades in the back row.
Whoever wants you to play small, is too small for you.
Own it.
Never dim your light for anyone
Never dim your light for anyone.
Be the lighthouse that you are.
It’s light that helps others navigate dark seas.
Don’t stay in one repeat episode
These moments are your life…
Live them in new ways…
Climb out the other side of the bed each morning.
Don’t reach for your phone right away, let your soul come back all the way first.
Notice small things, kneel in the garden, the park, watch the tiny worlds living amongst the grass.
Remember how your heart beats for you each day, take deep breaths in return.
Work in a different room or corner of your home.
If you don’t work or you work for someone else, carry a stone or scrap of paper in your pocket with something valuable written on it.
It can be a quote,
a word,
a wish,
your name…
Remember your world is bigger than 4 walls and it calls to you.
Eat outside.
Help someone.
Love the miracle of being here, alive, playing yourself for a short time on this magnificent stage.
Love your character.
Write it new lines.
Remember to let it laugh, weep, dance, fall down, get up, love.
Think outside the old lines.
Don’t stay in one repeat episode.
This day isn’t a rehearsal for something ‘better’ up ahead.
Walk into new rooms, make new chapters.
Own your moments, your life is made of these.
Occupy them.
Our time here is brief.
Live it wild, w i d e, open and deep.
You didn’t come here to fold yourself into a corner
The stress and fatigue live in the hesitation, the what if’s, the fear.
If you wanted a sign, this is it.
Whether entering or leaving, go there with ALL of you.
Back yourself, believe in yourself and do it in motion.
That means feeding yourself, staying hydrated, giving your mind a diet of support.
Walking through a door takes guts, that’s something to respect.
It’s a fierce act to live out loud in your life, to turn the door handle, to take that step.
But it’s what you were born for.
You didn’t come here to fold yourself into a corner.
You came here to become you.
Fear is a misspelling of fuel. Use the energy and move.
Take the step.
Your body knows, your gut knows, your evolution calls your name.
Go there with ALL of you.
Self care is a verb…
Self care is a verb and your wellbeing shouldn’t be optional or a trade for ‘success’
It’s not only possible to align both, it’s imperative and intelligent.
Make choices that respect your health.
Wealth is nothing without it.
You’re not broken, you’re wounded and therein lies your key.
Being ‘broken’ is a sadly common phrase, too easily picked up and worn like a final statement.
The truth is you’re not broken. You’re wounded. And realising this makes for more self compassion, more recognition of the places that need healing.
And ultimately realising you’re wounded instead of broken, gives you the key to knowing what you need right now, right here, this moment and then the next.
Being wounded offers a trail instead of a dead end.
It offers hope instead of finality.
And most of all it offers validation for the things you have faced and are facing.
When something is ‘broken’ it’s no longer of use, it usually means discarding and finality.
When something is wounded, it warrants care and tending.
It invites understanding, support, hope and patience. Most importantly from yourself to yourself.
The key is in owning the wounded self, it’s in hearing what that self needs and where it needs it most.
In time the wound becomes the key that leads you out.