criticism

When You Do Your Soul's Work, Be Prepared

When you speak up about issues

That most people can’t stomach

You should be prepared

Be prepared to be mocked

Be prepared to be criticized

Ridiculed and ‘hated’

Be prepared for people’s projections

Be prepared to be made ‘wrong’

Be prepared to have

Your heart broken

Be prepared to feel like

You wanna give up

But Also

Be prepared to feel connected

To the heart of God

Be prepared to have

A Life force flowing through you

That is so grounded

So deeply rooted

That absolutely nothing can

Alter your Spirit, at least not

For very long

Be prepared to have passion

Coursing through your veins

Even while you sleep

Be prepared to know

That you are literally

Never alone

You came here for a reason

You came with a deep calling

A purpose, a passion, a ‘why’

You came with a voice

You came with a message

That only you—yes you—can share

In the way that someone else needs to hear

There is a battle going on

On this Earth

I don’t like to use the word battle

But that’s what it is

It’s a battle for your consciousness

A battle for your human-ness

I don’t even think it’s a stretch

To say it’s a battle for your Soul

If you know what I’m talking about

Start speaking, start writing

Start meditating more

Start tapping in

Do it daily

Start drawing, start creating

In whatever way feels true

And aligned for you

Whatever your path may be

Start embodying who you are

Start knowing—versus guessing—why you came

It’s time to remember

To our collective growth,

Tara x