Alone. Not lonely...

 There’s power in being able to function alone,
You start finding yourself again, after being distracted for so long.
Now is the time, you can practice what you use to preach,
You know, those times when you swore, “OK, enough! It’s time to take care of me!”
Now you can look in the mirror, and not point out your flaws first,
Instead you look at yourself and remember, God knew what he was doing, after all you ARE his work.
Now you can go shopping for yourself, or go get that tattoo you talked about,
Now you can keep bad vibes away, you have control of who walks in and out.
Self care, goes hand in hand with healing from traumas past,
You have to know that you are the one person who’s important, it feels good when you see it at last.
No more people pleasing, no more biting your tongue,
You realize you wouldn’t have to do that anyway, when surrounded by real ones.
There’s peace in being alone, comfortable and safe in your own skin,
There’s peace in knowing that your greatest source if love and light, comes from within.
Often we make the mistake of putting our happiness in someone else’s hands,
Look at how you suffer when they fail you, you sink like quicksand.
There’s power in taking back your power, it’s exhilarating and you feel free,
Free when you can say and mean, “no one deserves to be put before ME!”
There’s solace in learning that sometimes the problems you have are projected on you from others,
Because once you stop putting other people’s troubles on you, you feel such a heavy weight lift off your shoulders.
I use to feel like being alone was hard to do,
But what’s harder is accepting other people’s toxins, and feeling them start to seep into you.
Watch how your body will thank you, once you’ve removed the stresses other people bring,
You’ll sleep better, your body won’t ache, you’ll be able to still your worried heart, and that’s just the beginning.
With self discovery, you’ll practice stronger boundaries, in turn, that’ll help you keep toxic people away,
You’ll attract people who respect you, and want nothing from you, but to simply be a part of your day.
Self healing is a journey, and a very mandatory one at that,
You’ll thank yourself later, when you see the difference in where you were, and where you’re now at.