To the girl in the tie
To the Girl in the tie,
You have always been a warrior.
You have always forged your own path. When you walked across the room at the unexpected age of nine months I knew that your bravery would carry you in ways that I could not fully comprehend. From those first steps, you wove a path of stealth movements that laid stepping stones for a life that outpaced the depth of your peers in how you viewed the world and those for whom your life intersected.
From an early age, you saw the worth and wholeness within every single person you encountered. You see life within the dying, you embraced those who didn't have a place to sit during lunch and you love others with unashamed fullness. You poured yourself into standing with your community, listening to the whispers of God through the voices of young adults.
Yet in loving others you found yourself on the outside, wondering where you fit in.
You voiced your questions with trepidation, wondering if you would be accepted.
You wondered if you were enough.
You gently leaned into the fullness of your created-ness.
Your bravery led you to stand tall as you dawned your suit while the rest of your peers conformed to a dress code that the world accepts. Conformity has never suited you, uniformity has never been your style. You go against the flow not to prove a point but to simply be the person for whom you have been created to be.
Yet as you stand tall, I see the weight that you carry.
Your smile hides the questions, the worries, and the longing to fully belong.
Your stealthiness wavers and yet you continue to build a path.
When you wonder if you are seen, if you matter and have a place in the world, pause and look back to see all the places where you have chosen to be your unique self while turning your head to the light of the future in confidence that you are whole and there is something beautiful awaiting you in the next step of your future.
You are the brave girl in the tie. You are the warrior who wears a suit. You are the change-maker who dawns a blue jacket and stands in the gap. You are the one isn't afraid to create a path different from others. You are the one who knows herself and isn't afraid to lean into the unknown. You are the one who is making a difference in the world because you keep walking even when the journey is hard.
To the girl in the tie,
you are the warrior
you are powerful
you are brave
you are seen
you make a difference
you are whole and deeply loved
you are beautiful
you are the change-maker.
To the girl in the tie, you are my hero and sunshine on raining days.
You have always been a warrior.
You have always forged your own path. When you walked across the room at the unexpected age of nine months I knew that your bravery would carry you in ways that I could not fully comprehend. From those first steps, you wove a path of stealth movements that laid stepping stones for a life that outpaced the depth of your peers in how you viewed the world and those for whom your life intersected.
From an early age, you saw the worth and wholeness within every single person you encountered. You see life within the dying, you embraced those who didn't have a place to sit during lunch and you love others with unashamed fullness. You poured yourself into standing with your community, listening to the whispers of God through the voices of young adults.
Yet in loving others you found yourself on the outside, wondering where you fit in.
You voiced your questions with trepidation, wondering if you would be accepted.
You wondered if you were enough.
You gently leaned into the fullness of your created-ness.
Your bravery led you to stand tall as you dawned your suit while the rest of your peers conformed to a dress code that the world accepts. Conformity has never suited you, uniformity has never been your style. You go against the flow not to prove a point but to simply be the person for whom you have been created to be.
Yet as you stand tall, I see the weight that you carry.
Your smile hides the questions, the worries, and the longing to fully belong.
Your stealthiness wavers and yet you continue to build a path.
When you wonder if you are seen, if you matter and have a place in the world, pause and look back to see all the places where you have chosen to be your unique self while turning your head to the light of the future in confidence that you are whole and there is something beautiful awaiting you in the next step of your future.
You are the brave girl in the tie. You are the warrior who wears a suit. You are the change-maker who dawns a blue jacket and stands in the gap. You are the one isn't afraid to create a path different from others. You are the one who knows herself and isn't afraid to lean into the unknown. You are the one who is making a difference in the world because you keep walking even when the journey is hard.
To the girl in the tie,
you are the warrior
you are powerful
you are brave
you are seen
you make a difference
you are whole and deeply loved
you are beautiful
you are the change-maker.
To the girl in the tie, you are my hero and sunshine on raining days.
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