You Don’t Need To Be Perfect To Be Here
You don’t have to be perfect to be here
To be loved
To be worthy
I want to know how you feel about your flaws and imperfections
And whether you can sit with the darkness
Mine and your own
And embrace your humanness
Letting yourself feel whole
Even when disowning parts of yourself feels easier
You don’t need to have all the answers
I want to know what you don’t know
And whether you can live in the question
And be a seeker
Even when the uncertainty feels uncomfortable as hell
Can you let
“I don’t know”
Be some of the bravest, most beautiful words
You have ever said
Even when you find self worth in your intelligence
You don’t need to be free of fuck ups
Of mistakes
Of regrets
I want to know if you are willing to be honest
To take responsibility for yourself
And right your wrongs
With grace
I want to know if you are willing to learn
From all of life’s experiences
And show up
No matter what
Willing to do better
Even when you aren’t sure what this entails
You don’t have to be free of hardships
Of baggage
Of broken hearts
Of mental health stuff
I want to know
If you are willing to do the work
To heal
To set yourself free
I want to know
If you can allow what has caused you shame
To become a badge of honor
For you are a warrior
Are you willing
to identify as a survivor
Rather than a victim
I want to know
If you have the courage
To look someone else in the eyes
And say “if I can overcome this, you can, too”
You don’t need to have “all your shit together”
A big house
A nice car
A clean record
A bunch of degrees
From institutions
I want to know
If you are willing to be open-minded
To be kind
To be an explorer
To be a creator
Capable of enjoying the journey
As you let go of old beliefs
And decide for yourself
What “having your shit together” even means
I want to know
If you are willing
To define for yourself
What it means to be successful
Rich
And fulfilled
I want to know
If you can identify
All those things you can do
Rather than all those things you can’t
I want to know
If you are willing to work hard
To make the necessary sacrifices
To have faith 
