you deserve to take up space

Today, I am grateful for self-awareness, for the progress I have made, and to know recovery is never complete.

I am learning how to take up space. 

I accomplished sharing feedback, and observing without attachment the part of me that still fears the unknown and how the recipient will react. 

I delighted in seeing a blue heron, a falcon, and a crow one right after the other on my walk, in watching the Poebear joyfully play with his favorite toys, and in connecting with my person.