She is No Longer Invisible

Under the cat eye glasses and near constant liquid eyeliner.

Under the little bangs. Under the smile.

Under the clothes that make her feel good in her skin.

She worries sometimes that without them she’d be invisible again, to you.

To herself.

But she won’t be.

That I’ll make sure of.

Because this has never just been about external perceptions.

This, from the start has been about reclaiming her inherent worthiness.

No matter what she wears or whether it meets anyone’s approval.

She is there and she is no longer invisible.

With or without her masks.

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Spilled out in response to today’s prompt in the Be Your Own Beloved class (and the much loved February Session is coming back again in 2016…cause its the perfect time to invite in more self-compassion)!