You Are Not a Fraud, Just Full
The middle of the day is long, and the mask feels heavy when you have to wear it for hours. You rehearse the ordinary conversation twenty times, terrified that if you stop performing, the fraud will be exposed.
But the light does not need your script. It sees the exhaustion behind the smile and loves what is hidden there.
There is a peace that does not depend on your ability to hold the act together. — The light is already in the room, waiting for you to stop talking so it can breathe.
You are not a fraud; you are a vessel that forgets it is full.
Drawing from
Matthew, Gospel of Thomas
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