An Open Letter to All the Squashers of Dreams

Who are you to define me? You don't even know me. You sit in your comfort zone and suggest I be practical, or think things through. You tell me that I should consider the ramifications. You wonder if my family support me in my wild and fanciful notions. You tell me to play it safe, be small, don't make waves. 

You have no idea who I am or the power that runs through my veins. 

You have no idea what I have overcome or the courage that burns in my heart.

You have no idea what inspires me or the strength the propels me forward. 

You have no idea. So let me tell you.

I am a fucking Godess. 

I have swum in the depths of despair and climbed mountains that you could not even fathom.

I have been buffeted by the storms. I have drowned in the deep. And I have come back to soar to the heights. 

I have tamed demons with love, compassion and kindness. 

I have a warrior heart that cannot be broken and I will not play small. Not for you. Not for anyone. 

I will accomplish my dreams. 

I will leap wholeheartedly into new adventures.

I will embrace the challenges put in front of me. 

I will step forward into whatever life offers me, with faith bigger than my fear. 

I will choose love over and over and over again. 

And if that makes you feel inferior, go do your own work, grow, heal, find your own power and stop trying to squash mine. 

Because I am awesome and no one should be telling me to hide my light. 

I may not know where this path will take me, or who will walk alongside me,but I know that I will follow my dreams and have a grand adventure.