…oh my!
friday was a big day, especially for women, here is the 'united' states. just as i sat down to do some research for an upcoming retreat i found my IG feed overrun with words like:
enraged
devastated
heartbroken
infuriating
fucked
each referring to the overturning of a 'law' that was enacted to 'protect' women's 'rights' to 'choose' specifically in the case of needing/wanting an abortion
i know most of you know this and do not need it explained; however, I do have an international audience; also i wanted to emphasize some points and since you cannot see me using my 'quote fingers'...
friday night i barely slept a wink - back in the day i might have hopped in my car and driven to the nearest protest; or made an angry post; or over-donated to every cause i could find.
"what do i do?"
instead i went back to the 'socials' and saw a few more words like:
the comeback is stronger than the setback
burn it down
if you need a ride, i'll give you one
i turned off my phone and got some 'sleep' which was really more of an anxiety coma (no quotes) full of "what do i do?" scenarios
saturday i got up, spent half of my NLP coaching call in tears & ranting to my wonderfully insightful British coach who knows all too well the idiocy of 'government'… "what do i do?"
"articulate your views"
so that is what i am doing.
first, i turned on Parks & Recreation and napped on the sofa the rest of the day
Leslie Knope (from P&R) is one of my personal heroes… she never once took "no" for an answer, especially when everyone told her it was impossible, or that she didnt have a choice. in fact, she usually had a binder (or 12) with hundreds of other options for any given restriction or order that was at thrown at her
in the episode i woke up to, Leslie takes her destiny into her own hands (which is actually most episodes) by calling in her own tribe to get a job done, no matter what any person, entity or 'authority' said. and of course she pulled it off with flying colors & huge success; ultimately surrounded by those who love & support her, regardless of whether they agreed with her- consequences be damned
(one of my favorite quotes of hers is "There are no more consequences to my actions anymore. I'm like a white U.S. Senator." but i digress)
the truth is
when we have been told "no" or "you dont have a choice" or "there is no other way"
we have been lied to
not all of these lies were meant to be malicious or intentional or restrictive
most of them were born from other lies
from fear
from anger
from ego
this is a distraction from your sovereignty
the truth is
i am a sovereign being
and so are you
no 'law' or words or paper or person has authority over me - of any kind
no 'law' or words or paper or person is here to protect me - my intuition is my best protection
no 'law' or words or paper or person can take away my human 'rights' - i have always owned those and always will
no 'law' or words or paper or person can 'unite' or 'divide' me - there are no sides… only passionate humans trying to do their best, yet unwilling to stop for a minute and assess their own values and how they have been programed/engrained not to believe in themselves first, taking 'words' as truths without questioning
YOU are a sovereign being
no 'law' or word or paper or person or entity or border or organization or belief or value has authority over you. ever.
you choose.
you act.
you love.
you live
this is YOUR life
if the setback is getting you down, let me tell you about the comeback
if you are physically impacted by this latest distraction from your sovereignty, find your tribe and ALL the options (*raises hand to join)
if you want to burn it all down, i'll bring the matches
with all of my love & LIGHT,
to be continued…💖
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