Maybe you recognize yourself in those words, but you struggle to actually take the steps to build that home within and live authentically as yourself. - Najwa Zebian

Give the credit for your change to yourself, to the person who woke up one day and decided, “This reality doesn’t honor my authentic self. This reality doesn’t make me feel wholly welcome and worthy. This reality doesn’t see me for who I am and doesn’t hear my voice, let alone listen to it.” Give the credit for your change to the person you are becoming.

"The moments that you choose to be
silent
when someone's soul is
screaming at you,
begging you to say,
"My heart is with you,"
those moments leave
scars on our souls
that no amount of excuses can
erase.
If you love someone,
you love them.
You don't allow your pride to
stop you from expressing your love
to them.
If you expect them to understand
your love through silence,
don't be surprised when their soul
slips out of your hands in silence."

To the heart in you, don’t be afraid to feel. To the sun in you, don’t be afraid to shine. To the love in you, don’t be afraid to heal. To the ocean in you, don’t be afraid to rage. To the silence in you, don’t be afraid to break.