...today

if you have something to say

and you know deep in your belly that it needs to be heard

speak it

if you have something fresh to begin

and like a chick too large for its egg

it can no longer be contained

start it

perhaps you have something to end once and for all,

something you have continued to engage in

even though it drains or suffocates you

let it go

do it today

if your deepest dreams were long ago placed on a shelf

reach up and dust them off,

reclaim them with love and unabashed ardor

and embrace them once again

if you have allowed yourself to be stuffed into boxes

too small for your grandeur

cut the strings that bind

and bust out so your spirit can fly free

if you are surrounded by disrespect and judgment

walk away from the part of yourself that continues

to attract this unwanted attention,

and realign yourself with the essence of who you truly are

if your heart and mind remain cluttered

clear them

if unfinished business cries out to you from every corner

complete it

if insistent voices within and without clack and clatter day and night

walk away into a provocative silence

do it today

if you feel lonely, dispossessed,

extend your hand to another in unconditional offering

and feel the quiet joy of connecting

if fear licks at you from every direction

find in yourself a slender pocket of contentment and rest there,

until fear slinks away under a cloud of disregard

if you are carrying pain and suffering for no other reason

than a twisted familiarity and the belief there can be no other way,

release the past and allow yourself to entertain new notions of self-acceptance

if forgiveness is needed,

give or receive it

if a modicum of kindness is required,

offer or accept it

in honor of the nuanced upwelling you cannot resist

for the love of all that you hold dear

for the quiet attainment of all you desire,

the lasting peace you so richly deserve

do it today

Rachel

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