You Are Safe Enough To Be Real
The house is quiet now, but your chest is tight with the effort of staying still. You hold your breath because you are convinced that one wrong sound, one accidental noise, will reveal the fraud you believe you are.
You think they will wake up, see the truth of your inadequacy, and leave. But listen to the rhythm of their sleep.
It is steady. It is safe.
It is not waiting for a reason to break. The light inside you is not a performance that can be botched; it is the very ground you stand on.
You do not have to earn the right to take up space in this room. You are not a guest in your own life, waiting to be asked to leave.
The love that holds this house together is stronger than your fear of being found out. You can exhale now.
The dark has not won; it is just the place where you finally learn you are safe enough to be real.
Drawing from
Gospel of Mary 5:4-5, 1 John 3:19-20
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