My therapist Kat kindly read this to me last week when I was deep in distress after an intense conflict with someone. I found it so powerful that I felt the need to share it here :
“For the rebels and the misfits, the black sheep and the outsiders. For the refugees, the orphans, the scapegoats, and the weirdos. For the uprooted, the abandoned, the shunned and invisible ones.
May you recognize with increasing vividness that you know what you know.
May you give up your allegiances to self-doubt, meekness, and hesitation.
May you be willing to be unlikeable, and in the process be utterly loved.
May you be impervious to the wrongful projections of others, and may you deliver your disagreements with precision and grace.
May you see, with the consummate clarity of nature moving through you, that your voice is not only necessary, but desperately needed to sing us out of this muddle.
May you feel shored up, supported, entwined, and reassured as you offer yourself and your gifts to the world.
May you know for certain that even as you stand by yourself, you are not alone.”
Toko-pa Turner.
“Belonging.”
Emerging From The Dark Night 
So powerful and comforting indeed ❤️💕
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It gave me great comfort when she read it to me, Deepa x
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Hey Deborah, sorry, I’ll get back to you this weekend. I’ve been quite busy and distracted!😲❤️
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Aww never mind, I always understand that as life can get so busy and distracted. Just reply if and when you can… Lovely to get your message… xoox ❤
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That last quote about knowing you are not alone is empowering.
Hugs my dear fiend.
Hope all is well.
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I am weathering the storms and blockages on my path the best way possible is all I can eeally say, Drew. For some reason my life is always challenging. Hugs and love. Deborah
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Take good care of yourself Deborah.
You always have a friend here.
Hugs
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Thank you so much, Drew…. it really does mean a lot to me…. xx
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xo
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That is powerful, a mix of being empowering and comforting. I love it! Thanks for sharing it 🙂
xx
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I was blown away when Kat read it to me last week all around the time of that conflict I was having. I noticed the book is availble on Booktopia too. Glad you loved it, Caz ❤
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