You’re Valid. A love letter...

My love,

Everyday you arrive to a deeper, more profound embrace of life– an ownership. Ownership of all you’ve experienced, lived and loved through. In it, breathes your authority. Your permission to exist just as you are. There is space waiting to be filled by you. Waiting for your spirit to bring warmth to the wilderness, your voice to speak life over hopelessness, and your mind to build bridges towards a better future. You are equipped. You came with everything you need, fully loaded. Plenteous. Bountiful. Infinite. 

I know that much of your life, the world has tried to make you forget, but I urge you to remember – You are valid. The Creator who created all that exists created you. Of all the people in the world you were created to be you. Stand in that. Own that. The reverence of God lives within you. Honor that. Your existence is your validity. 

My love, I know that there will be obstacles that come to threaten your resolve. I know that there will be forces that work against everything being cultivated in you. Forces that are stealthy with delusions to make you shrink and relinquish your authority. I know because I’ve watched you tuck your light into corners. I’ve watched you bite through your tongue and swallow your truth. I’ve watched you apologize for your existence. But I’m here to tell you now, no more. Your power rests in your choice. Every trial, weapon formed against, and perceived setback holds the potential to sharpen you. If you allow, they can evoke power and furnish armor. The hard work of being you is beautiful and worth it. There is no one on this planet that can do you better than you. 

“ Stop apologizing for your existence” - Mouna

Live. It is your birthright.

With love,

Voël