SUNSHINE AURA – self-esteem. self-love. self-actualization. 

These days I wake up with a smile

Knowing I’m safe in my bed

Get ready for work in silence

No more feelings of impending dread.

I get my coffee just the way I like

Iced with a splash of oat milk

Drive the car I’ve nearly paid off

To a job I worked my ass off to get.

I’ll say affirmations between emails

You deserve your own love

I love and accept myself

And sometimes on the drive home.

I make plans with friends I love

Who make me laugh till I cry

I make plans with my own self

Reading, writing, soaking in the sun.

The peace I feel now

Allowed me to finally blossom

To feel the fear and do it anyways

To rely on my own mind and heart.

I don’t hear yelling everyday

I don’t walk on eggshells at home

I don’t fear someone getting in my face

I don’t fear being made to feel insignificant.

It’s been a long time coming

And there’s still a ways for me to go

Healing each day, gaining strength each second

Being courageous because I love myself.

The next ten I am ready for

Still I have a lot to learn

But this time I’m going in

With peace and clarity.

This time, to live,

Not merely to survive.