come home to yourself

As you spend more time at home,

I hope you come home to yourself.

May this forced solitude be an invitation to contentment.

May you find joy in your own company,

May you take time to know yourself.

For to “thine own self be true” is only possible when you are known.

May you live intentionally, gratefully, and peacefully.

May you make the most of this time—

Some days that will look like a checked-off to-do list,

Others it will be blankets and books, and movies.

May you give yourself permission to have a pandemic re-set in your life.

May you leave no stone unturned in your heart,

For there's no time like the present for a personal “spring cleaning”.

May you live patiently, and with kindness.

May you speak to yourself with gentleness,

May you live with self-control.

May self-compassion cover shame.

May you have peace and joy.

I hope you learn to live in the quiet and small spaces of your home and heart.

I hope you let yourself dream courageously.

I hope you love yourself unconditionally.

May this self-love overflow to others,

May you make the most of the time you have with the people around you,

May the verity of your life free others to live honestly 

May your self-knowing be the path to being known by others.

May your contentment be a beacon to others

May you come home to yourself.