Wake up, my friend

Have you pulled yourself together?

Have you finally stepped out of the corners you've been hiding in?

Have you faced the wounds you’ve been keeping even from yourself?

Have you learned to heal them on your own?

Is your escape over? Have you faced yourself yet?

Did you see the truth?

Even if it hurts, have you been able to look yourself in the eyes?

How many times have you fallen?

Did you learn to get up each time?

Or did you just sit there, stuck in the dust?

Did no one reach out to help you?

Or did you refuse to take the hands that were offered?

Did you extend a hand to yourself?

Did you tell yourself to rise?

Come on, get up now!

Don’t wait! Stand tall, shake yourself off, and come back to yourself!

Don’t be afraid, you can do it!

The weight of your past is not heavy enough to crush you,

Nor is the fear of your future strong enough to hold you down!

Let go of what needs to go!

How long now- what is it you are waiting for?

A sign? A burst of strength? A savior?

None of these will come.

Because everything you need is already within you,

You’ve just forgotten to see it, forgotten to recognize yourself and everything else.

Look! Look outside!

The sky is still blue,

Did you see it, though? Did you notice the blue sky?

Or have you forgotten to see it?

The trees still shed their leaves in the fall,

And they’ll bloom again in the spring,

But what about you?

Have you found the courage to prune the dead branches inside you?

The birds are still singing,

But have you let your overwhelming thoughts drown out their songs?

And life...

Life keeps moving forward even without you,

Nights turn into mornings,

The sun rises every day,

Rain falls, rivers flow,

And life...

Keeps going, without stopping.

Without getting tired, without breaking...

It moves on through every condition...

Look! Look at life, at the world. Really take a moment to see!

Oh, if only you could see it!

It can teach you how to keep going, no matter the circumstances!

If you see and listen,

Everything can be your teacher.

The wind will teach you to be flexible,

The sea will teach you acceptance,

The rain will remind you to purify,

The earth will show you patience,

The mountains will teach you to stand firm,

The trees will whisper to you that you can’t grow without roots…

And the sun...

The sun will teach you to rise, even after the darkest night,

Because every new dawn comes after a darkness.

But what about you...

Have you been so lost in time?

Did you learn what you were supposed to?

Did you hear and see?

Not just the sounds from the outside, but the ones from within you!

Did you forget yourself or did you run away from yourself?

Did you bury yourself in darkness, thinking the light would never return?

Look! Look at yourself!

Your eyebrows, your eyes, your hands, your arms...

Each part is exactly as it should be,

Not too big, not too little...

You are exactly how you were meant to be!

Be kind to yourself...

Forgive your mistakes,

You were not created perfect!

And let go...

Let go of waiting to be loved,

Let go of searching for yourself in the eyes of others...

Let go of living for their approval!

You already exist,

You’re not incomplete, and you’re not too much...

You were created exactly as you are!

Look! Look inside yourself!

There’s so much to remember within you,

Most of what you’ve been looking for outside is already in you—did you see it?

Don’t stay trapped inside, but don’t lose yourself completely in the outside world!

Remember the secret of balance!

Don’t lock yourself away, and don’t let yourself be scattered across the world.

What you’re searching for is neither in the past nor the future,

It’s hidden right here, in the present moment.

Pause and look inside!

You have so much to remember,

Time may have made you forget,

But it’s all still there,

Waiting to emerge when you’re ready.

See yourself now!

You may feel worn out, but don’t break,

You might shake, but don’t fall,

Every scar makes you stronger,

Every loss opens another door...

Get up now! Don’t close your eyes!

Wake up, my friend! See the truth…

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