I am not OK.
Four little words.
So damn powerful.
I am not OK.
There are things in my past.
Things I brushed under the table.
I am not OK.
I was afraid to feel them fully.
I was raised to get over things.
STOP BEING SO DRAMATIC.
I am not OK.
They hurt you.
Yes.
I am not okay.
You've got to get on with living.
Okay, but it's okay.
I am not okay.
(This is was inspired by one of my soul-sisters. She gave me the greatest gift in the world. She gave me the gift of being able to say that there are events in my past that I have survived, but that I do not have to brush off with my usual, "yeah, I'm okay." I can still be angry, sad, scared or anything else that comes up in the moment. I can still cry. I can still scream. I cannot be not okay with the fact that I had to live these experiences while still finding love and peace in the here and now.)
Lindsey T H Jackson is a Life Coach, movement therapist and storyteller. Contact her at www.lindseythjackson.com for inspiration, list of services and bookings.
