You're Just First

"Who do you think you are?" they say. 

"Things like that aren't for people like us.

"Why are you going around changing?"

"Planning to leave us in the dust?"

"Are you forgetting where you come from?"

"Are we not good enough anymore?"

Just like that, the temptation to play life small

Feels more comfortable than before.

If you're doubting you're enough, 

Your thoughts, their words have got you down, 

It's time for your soul to tell your mind

There's a new boss in town.

There's no one else quite like you

In the entire universe.

What your soul already knows is:

You're not crazy; you're just first.

The first to have your hopes and dreams,

The first YOU there's ever been.

So don't be surprised if they don't get you 

Or try to shame you to fit in.

They call you odd, strange, different

For having dreams bigger than they can see.

Because those dreams weren't given to them, 

They see them through fear and anxiety.

Even well-intentioned people who love you to the bone

Can see you pursuing your dreams

As a reminder of them not fulfilling their own.

If people like people who are like them, 

Hiding your true self is a comfort zone.

But a calling unexpressed inside you 

Leaves you feeling anguished and alone

Even inside of your own home.

They call you words like crazy, and say

We stick together for better or worse

But what your knowing knows is:

You're not crazy; you're just first.

The first to launch the business,

To dust your dreams off of the shelf.

The first to believe you're worthy

Of betting on yourself!

The first to beat addiction,

To live life sober and awake

The first to end the generational cycle

You know you were born to break.

The first one to start healing,

To forgive so you'll be free.

The first to love others for who they are

Not for who you wish they'd be.

When doubt tempts you to dim your LIGHT,

Always remember this verse:

Your soul knows you're made for more

With so much purpose it could burst!

You're born with greatness inside you,

And whether it's a blessing or a curse, 

The world will not be better 

Until your greatness is dispersed.

There's only one of you in the entire universe,

And your knowing knows deep down:

You're not crazy; you're just first!

-Jamie Kern Lima (Worthy)

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So good, right!?  Loved that poem and Mel's conversation with her, and now I'm excited to read her book!  Ordered it yesterday with my Barnes & Noble gift card from the Foster fam! =)

Happy Friday, and Happy March, friends!!  Sad to say goodbye to my favorite month, but happy to be moving toward Springtime and sunnier days...

Song of the Week = March-ing On by One Republic, an old school favorite that I still love!