Ray’s Rays Number 8
You Are Enough
By
Radiance Angelina Petro
Without you the world is incomplete.
This isn’t said to guilt you.
It is said to simply let you know
you are here and deserve to be here.
You deserve to take up space,
to breathe, to laugh, to seek your own way.
As the saying goes: You are enough.
But enough for what?
Does it need an explanation?
Of course not. And it’s also important
to think/feel through this idea of being enough.
What are you enough for? You are enough
for whatever it is you want/need to do.
You are enough so much that you know
sometimes you need the help of others.
You are enough as you are without the need to follow
social constructs of appearance, gender, sexual
orientation, gender roles, and the harms
of capitalism. You are enough no matter what.
You are enough to rejoice, to sing, to create, to dance,
to march, to stay home and read or watch TV.
You are enough to rest, to love yourself
with all the compassion as you do your closest friends.
Sometimes following our dreams is difficult, if not impossible
in today’s late-stage-terrorist capitalism, racism, marginalization.
And that’s what holy anarchy is for.
Forge your own way as best you can. Join a community
of like-minded, like-hearted, like-spirited people.
Pray and meditate if you choose, engage in pagan rituals,
cast all the binding spells you need. You are enough
to know you won’t stop fighting for justice.
You are enough to experience joy, happiness, contentment.
You are enough to take breaks and retreat into yourself.
You are enough to realize the importance of comfort zones
and why sometimes pushing past them is unhealthy.
You are enough period. So please, stay. Seek help
if urges of self-harm and/or suicide take up space in your head.
You are worthy. You are beloved. Your story is important
in the constellations of the universe. Take one more step.
It may or may not turn out OK. What is certain though
is you are loved and enough whether your brain believes it or not.