Today, in particular, I want you to know that knowing yourself, deeply, is an ever-renewing form of power.

I want you to know that you are entitled to take up your full space in the world.

It’s much harder to control or diminish a person who knows who she is and what she wants.

And knowing yourself means not hiding away from parts of yourself…

…and not hiding yourself from us.

Imagine if nature allowed shyness, insecurity, and anxiety to keep her from showing (and sharing) herself.

Imagine if nature wasn’t sure if her gifts were needed. Important enough. Worthy of offering to the world…

You may have heard that the organizers of the Woman’s March have been encouraging women to participate in making March 8th (today) “A Day Without a Woman”. The idea being that it would have ENORMOUS impact if every-woman, every-where, took the day off of both paid and unpaid work.