✨

“Who are you today?” she asks me.

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As I sit,

sipping peppermint tea.

I ponder

Who am I?

Why in this moment I am

contented

happy

hinting to blissful even.

A smug smile hints at the corners

of my mouth.

I am a yogi

sitting

smiling in this moment

amid the hustle and bustle

of city movements and sounds

around me.

✨

I feel my heart

beating inside my jacket.

Another sip of tea

a handful of sunflower seeds

the nutty treat offered in gratitude

tossed

to the wild

inside

and outside of me.

✨

Another moment passes

✨

A thought bustles in

I smile

And breathe

No talking allowed

just now

Only feeling into why

Why I am smiling and contented?

✨

“Self-appreciation?” she queries

✨

Yes! I feel appreciated!

✨

“Oh?”

✨

I quiet

Well no,

someone messaged

they love my books.

✨

“Oh?

Self appreciation never

goes away or passes.

It is always there dear.

Appreciate yourself

and no outside

accolades are required.”

✨

Strength!

That takes

strength, and courage

to be me without

approval.

Hmmmm…

Feasting on this tidbit

from the

Mother tree.

🌟

Knowing we are enough

without outside accolades…

is powerful medicine.

🌟

Reflection: A gentle reminder that feelings are not Who We Are. Our own self approval is all we need. When we feel elation from praise outside of ourselves, is this not a false sense of pride leading to the need for more outside approval?

🧚

Sat Nam

Love 🗝