My Vow

I no longer want to "fit in"

I want to truly belong.

Belonging is a process

Sometimes through togetherness

As well as aloneness.

There is healing in the aloneness

As I make friends with the emptiness.

I am tethered to this body.

I vow to bring together the fractured pieces of myself

Steadying myself in times of doubt

Weaving my wounds closed

Staying put as I change shape.

Becoming bonded with my body

Committing to myself for the journey

The unfolding of self

Becoming whole

Finding more of my essence

Devoted to bringing myself home

Offering my medicine to others

Committed to the beauty I am making

Curiously allowing my gifts to fully emerge

I vow to enjoy this precious life.