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Distorting worthiness

Tracy, Uncontrollably Me
2 min readMar 4, 2022

Ok y’all, my previous post was sweet tea (ish) and here is the bourbon…

I want to clear something up that seems to have been missed quite a bit in this self-development space but seems so obvious when pointed out about others. And that is the distortion that can come when you finally remember how valuable you are, but at the cost of forgetting that others are too.

You see this showing up as demands to be seen and heard. Blasting your energy on and into others, raging or collapsing when needs aren’t met.

There is an absolute necessity to take up space and it cannot happen when it lands your space over or onto another’s.

You are a spark of the divine, my love, and so is every living being on this planet. Humans, plants, creatures, water. Your divinity should be a reflection onto others, not at their expense. It should elicit boundaries of sovereignty, not manipulative power. It should bring more harmony to your life not pulverize those who share space with you.

Your divinity is not demanding or commanding. And it is certainly not up to anyone else to show you your preciousness if it costs them theirs.

I’m not saying don’t speak up for yourself, or play small, or invalidate your needs. Y’all know me better than that by now. I am saying you get to do all those things through the…

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Tracy, Uncontrollably Me
Tracy, Uncontrollably Me

Written by Tracy, Uncontrollably Me

Somatic practitioner & multimodal soul guide for sacred healing & initiation. Trauma-responsive. Also, human. Reclaim, embody, breathe, align.

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