You Aren't Fragile. You are a Badass.

And other thoughts to put on repeat.

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“The unprecedented times keep unprecedenting.” — a tweet by Christina Garnett on Twitter.

This is not normal.

There is nothing normal about this moment in our modern day history.

And so, you aren’t expected to be your ordinary, people-pleasing kind self, either.

You can give yourself permission to say a roar-filled NOPE.

You can give yourself permission to growl.

You can give yourself permission to feel that primal rage that is surging within.

You can give yourself permission to break shit.

To let go of responsibilities that serve others.

To release people you can’t trust.

To write and speak your truth so hard it feels like childbirth.

To cry and sleep away the despair.

But, here’s one thing I do not want you to do:

Feel weak and powerless.

That’s right.

You are not fragile.

You are a badass.

A badass full of wisdom and experiences and education and empathy.

Don’t let fragility take over and own you.

Wake up every day and own your day through whatever practices you do that empower you and enlighten you and bring you fully into your own badassery.

Just don’t fall into being a fragile flower.

Your inner power is the one thing THEY cannot take from you.

— SHAWN