Steve Clarkson

“Quit hiding your magic. The world is ready for you.”
― Danielle Doby

“sometimes it's years later
you're standing there
when your jaw softens
and you realize
you're no longer the same
as when you first walked in”
― Danielle Doby, I Am Her Tribe

“i know what it means
to have a heart
that would drown itself
for others
before the need
to surface for air”
― Danielle Doby, I Am Her Tribe

“two feet in
this year
i choose to burn my good candles
on a Tuesday at noon
just because
i choose to use the expensive lotion
the one i keep tucked safe up on the counter
not ration any of my most cherished belongings
because i am worth investing in ---right now

this year I choose to wear that thing
you know
the one I told myself I would slip on
when I looked a certain way?
I choose to love my body
this vessel I have been given
and her seasons as they shift

this year
I give myself permission to change
and keep changing
for I understand
there is an underlying truth when it comes
to becoming- it doesn't have to mirror anyone else

this year
I choose to let go
really let go
of the heavy
of the half-hearted
no more forcing connection
where it no longer lives
I choose to nourish
what's willing to grow

this year
I choose to be grateful
for the teachings of my yesterday
I honor my wholeness
when I honor my whole self- even the shaky parts

this year
I choose to step forward

clear eyes
heart open
two feet grounded

palms wide
to the all-is-possible
unknown
and new”
― Danielle Doby, I Am Her Tribe