What i know

"If I could go back, I'd coach myself.
I'd be the woman who taught me how to stand up, 
how to want things, how to ask for them. 
I'd be the woman who says, your mind, 
your imagination, they are everything. 
Look how beautiful. You deserve to sit at the table. 
The radiance falls on all of us."
Lidia Yuknavitch

I know:
That tomorrow is going to be amazing.
That after year 17, my forty-first year is my favorite (so far).
That I have a choice, even when it appears I do not.
That I need to feel all of the feelings.

I know:
That pain has been my greatest teacher.
That love has been my greatest teacher.
That I am still really pissed.
That I have done immense healing work. 
That I have so much more to do.

I know:
That I have both roots and wings.
That I crave spacious security.  
That my need for quiet, thinking time & solace is crucial to my well being.
And that I will no longer apologize for what I need.
That pedicures make me ridiculously giddy.
As do soft fuzzy kittens.  And maple syrup in my coffee.  And tiny sea urchins.  

I know:
That I am changing  {New skin....same soul}
That I am shifting in ways that I don't comprehend yet (or perhaps I never will) 
That I need movement and opportunities for deep, mindful breathing.
That once I made peace with my need to take up space in the world, my physical body began to grow smaller. 
That I long for adventure and travel and the exhale.

I know:
That I am ready for more.

I know:
That I am open and ready to receive.


xo
Kristen