Your Yes is Enough

I woke up to a rainy morning. One of those snuggle deeper underneath your cover’s kind of mornings. But I also woke up with fear and doubt gripping my heart. It seemed to subside, but I knew this was a moment for me and my journal.

So, with sleep in my eyes and half-organized thoughts, I grabbed my journal and began to process. I gave myself permission to feel the feels, acknowledge the fear---the doubt. A lot of sentences started with “I fear”. The tears fell and I let them. I didn’t try to hide them or toughen up. I just let it be. During all of that, something began to ring true.

Your yes is enough.

I stopped writing, inhaling and exhaling, letting those words rush over me like water.

 My yes is enough.

Sometimes, I think we underestimate the power and authority of our yes. I know I do. Sometimes, I think for my yes to be valid, to stand, someone else must agree with it or affirm it. But that’s not true, because it is mine, no one else. My yes carries authority and has weight, because it is mine and I take ownership of it.

When we say yes, we set the lines around what we choose to protect, cultivate, and release. We build the boundaries around what we decide to invest in and show up for. Our yes is powerful.

With our yes, we make room for rest. We make room for longevity. We make room for character development. We make room for ourselves.

Our yes is not flippant. It’s not something we deal out without thought. Because of the beauty and authority our yes carries, it is not just another word.

When I heard that my yes was enough, I could feel fear and doubt dwindling. My choosing to say yes to what was in front of me took a stand to every fear and every doubt. It took authority. It reminded me that fear does not have the final say and doubt cannot stand where my yes resides.

My yes says regardless of how I may feel this is where I choose to be.

My yes says regardless of what others are doing, this is where I choose to stand.

My yes says regardless of whether people agree, support, celebrate or don’t, this is what and where I choose to give myself to.

Today, remember your yes. Remember what you’ve said yes to and why you’ve said yes. Realize how much authority rests in it; in your choice to choose.