honour it.

honour it before you let it go. 

all the confusion, the anguish, the grief – look deeply into its eyes and say “it’s okay.” for none of these emotions are your enemy… each visits you for a reason. listen to them, because they talk, accept them, because maybe the heartache would whisper “i am not here to shatter you – i’m a reminder of the love that still flows through you, asking to be honored, not erased” and the hopelessness would sing quietly “i am not a sign that you should give up, but a quiet whisper, inviting you to surrender and trust that the light will find you again.”

so before you kick them out, unworked through – hold them gently, let them be seen, let them be felt. for when you stop resisting and soften into their presence, you’ll find that they’re not here to break you, but guide you. and when they have spoken all they came to say, when their weight has been carried with tenderness, you will feel them loosen their grip.

and that is when you will know it is time to let them go.

you’re someone you should be there for. someone you should be compassionate for, despite the harder days, the misty mornings, the imperfections. because remember that the person you look at with so much disregard, so much judgement is still the little version of you, from years ago. the one that doesn’t yet understand why you’re so critical, so harsh on yourself. so when you look in the mirror – imagine the six year old version of you looking right into your eyes and listening, wanting to hug you, hold you, caress you… 

you’re loved. you’re whole. you’re someone you should feel safe around.