You are more than the battles you’ve lost, or won.
You are more than the people who rejected you.
You are more than the actions you’ve taken, the mistakes you’ve made, the mountains you’ve climbed and conquered.

You are more than the rank you carry.
You are more than your reputation and how people view you on the outside.
You are more than your title.
You are more than your job, your promotions, and the times you’ve been fired.

You are more than your heartache and your break ups.
You are more than your loneliness, anguish and pain.
You are more than what you’ve lost, or when you failed.

You are more than the rumors, stories, and preconceived notions.
You are more than your trauma, abuse and past, no matter how dark it was.
You are more than who you were or who you are.
You are more than people say you are, or should be.
You are more than when they didn’t believe you.

For if we were the sum of everyone’s words,
we would be an incoherent mesh of colors and tones,
chaotic and inconceivable.

We would all be one giant cacophony of Other People’s Standards,
Stuck on the ever spinning, maddening wheel of Samsara,
Forever engulfed in Other’s Karma.

When we place our value in the world around us,
We forfeit our inherent, God given power.
We forget that no matter how much we make,
What we accomplish,
Or how many people surround us,
We do not lose, nor gain value.

Our magic comes from the inside,
Pure and unwavering.
It comes from deep wells of beauty and grace,
The Great “I Am”, the unbreakable knowing,
Outside of space & time.

Worth rises from the depth of our being,
The cosmic core from which we were born.
Out of the magnificent fires of Absolute Existence,
We forge our Truth & Invincible Strength,
Shining and Everlasting.

From this place, nothing else matters.
Not the words of others, no expectation or Judgement may touch you there.
You are unstoppable, blessed by the Spirit of Life Herself.

May your Sword be adorned by iridescent Lotus Petals.
May your Shield be a piece of Heaven brought down to Earth.
May your Battle Cry be the Eternal Song of Love.
May your journey end at the banks of Worth.