Breathe Yourself New

Maybe today is the day. Happy N E W!

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Breathe Yourself New

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Maybe today is the day
to tip it all upside down, to shake out
what is stale and small and suffocatingly too sure,

maybe today, rather than being tossed about
by enough-will-never-be-enough
expectations, rather than grabbing
for another word, another way, another now—
you could step outside and watch sky
make a new day. Maybe today

is the day to let go
of doubt’s smothering hand, to stop hunting
for worthiness, to choose to follow only
what feels like tail-wagging enthusiasm, like firefly’s
warm, sure glow. Like love sprouting roots
from the bottom of bare feet.

Maybe today is the day to remember
that if it doesn’t grow the flame
warmer, truer, brighter, if it doesn’t
feel like a deep dive into this boundless
breath of now, it’s not meant for you—

then lean close in
to your own glorious glow
and breathe yourself new.

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The above poem is one of 99 poems in my book Staying in Love. Signed copies are available below.

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Beautiful (Free) Things

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