Has anyone ever told you

Has anyone ever told you that you are completely good enough?
That you live beautifully enough, sweet enough, wise enough, strong and smart enough?
Has anyone seen how you try to make shift with what you have,
to handle all that life has to offer you
and that you do the best you can with all that you now know and can do?
Has anyone ever told you it´s okay to take a break;
take a rest, be satisfied because you do enough to suffice?
Does anyone whisper support and encouragement to you, like: Good job, Go ahead,
Do that, It´s okay to say no, Come on, you can do it, Hang in there,
You don´t have to do anything, Let it go, It´s okay, you can risk it,
whatever you do, I´m right behind you

Does anyone softly caress your face while you are asleep
and does that person stand proudly by your bed to watch you,
smiling with admiration?
Does anyone sing lullabies when you can´t sleep
and does someone kiss you awake when you have a bad dream?
Is there someone who´s happy when you get home?
And who wishes you luck when you leave?
Is there anyone who hears the whispers of your dreams
and who encourages you to pursue them
and encourages you when you meet obstacles along the way?
Is there anyone to celebrate your happiness with, deliriously laugh with
and to go through the darkest moments of your depression with?

Is there someone telling you that every feeling you experience is okay
and that everything passes, that after every winter, spring will come again?
Does anyone love every inch of your body; every little roll of fat
and every skinny place, everything that is complete and broken and healthy and sick?
Is there anyone who thinks it´s okay to be lazy, lounge around,
idle, hang around, mess about, loaf and muddle without it having to ´turn into anything´?
Is there anyone who cheers you and says it´s okay to sing false,
Dance like crazy; Wear weird clothes;
Wear glitter whenever you like it; Follow your own style and taste;
Don´t have to be in harness; Scream and laugh out loud;
Skip class every now and then; tuck into bonbons;
Be loud, colourful and uncommon?

Is there someone who knows for sure that your intuition always has your best interest in mind
and that this is the compass you sail well on?
Is there anyone who is happy that you exist and would never want to miss you
because there is nobody like you?
Does anyone know that you always do the best you can (at that moment)
and is there anyone who thinks that is good enough even though it might be done better tomorrow?
Is there anyone with who you can be home and on an adventure at the same time,
anyone you can build on without being captured?

Is there anyone who gently whispers that you are as perfect as a little sparrow,
a snowflake, a drop of rain in spring, a kiss of a little child?
Is there anyone who really loves you?
I wish now that you yourself are that person.
I wish you the discovery:
It was you, you´ve been waiting for.

From: Schrijvend tot jezelf komen, Saskia de Bruin