Release and Receive, Trust and Allow

    My mantra after writing yesterday was "I release the idea that my mistakes are unforgivable. I release the idea that my flaws are unacceptable." I said it aloud over and over again on my late afternoon walk. And today the two words that keep going through my mind are "trust" and "allow". My head is always trying to figure everything out and trying to solve every problem I have that it drowns out everything else. When I sit quietly for a bit, I can at times, open myself up enough to receive a feeling of peace. However, the purpose of yesterday's writing was to let go of all of that energy. Yesterday was a day to release and today has been a day to receive. Currently the guidance is to trust and allow and to be sure my head doesn't get in the way.

Release all that no longer serves you
so that you can receive
all that you desire and deserve.
Release all the myths people put in your head
so that you can receive
the truth of your holy and divine identity.
Release all the expectations and comparisons
so that you can receive your own guidance.

You are not like everyone else.
Your story is not like anyone else's story.
Your reactions to your life are not to be judged harshly.
So what if someone else
with a similar background of trauma
seems better adjusted than you.
Don't draw comparisons
between your outer world and theirs
without knowing what their inner world is like.
They may have what you want on the outside
and yet have less peace in their hearts.

Don't put yourself down by calling yourself weak
when you see someone with a similar history succeed.
Some of us are the tortoise and some of us are the hare...
and yet almost all of us believe we are the tortoise...
no matter what strides, no matter what progress is made.
Both journeys are valuable.

There is no shame in slowness,
for there is no race.
There is no shame in slowness,
for there is no race.
There is no shame in slowness,
for there is no race.