HERE'S WHERE I STAND

Like a tree firmly rooted in the ground I want to stand in my power today.  It is easy to give in to the negativity I encounter every day.  Voices within tell me I’m not good enough, smart enough, strong enough, important enough and I continue to wonder where along the journey did I begin to believe these messages.  I know that I wasn’t born believing I didn’t have a right to be me.  Somewhere those around me taught me to disown myself and to try to be someone I’m not.  I was taught to please others no matter the cost to myself.  I was taught not to have needs and to disregard my own feelings.  I learned to measure my worth and value by others’ standards rather than my own. 

Today, I will remind myself that I have a right to be me and who I am is good enough.  I will feel my feet firmly placed on the earth and acknowledge the power within me.  I have the right to say yes or no and to make up my own mind about the direction I choose to go.  I can replace old, distorted voices with new affirmations about my worth and value.  I can allow others to be who they are without needing to control or change them and give myself the same permission to just be.  I am enough.