VICES&VIRTUES

Here's to...

My vices and my virtues.

Everybody has vices

Everybody has virtues

Here's to both

Here's to awareness

and acknowledgement

of them both...

Cause awareness and acknowledgement of both

Brings growth

Here's to not beating yourself up over your vices...

Here's to claiming and embracing all of your virtues.

Here's to willpower...

Here's to every

second,

minute,

hour

in this body...

Here's to this body

This temple...

Here's to this spirit

having this wonderful,

Beautiful,

Terrifying

Awe inspiring

Human experience...

Here's to different seasons calling for different things.

Here's to doing as you damn well please.

Here's to honoring all of your feelings

and all of your needs.

Here's to triggers

Turned into diggers

Used to get to the root

Here's to your ability and willingness to change things...

Here's to recognizing what needs to be changed

Without all the self inflicted pain

That comes with guilt

and shame.

Here's to struggle, ease,

& imagination...

Open doors & portals

Of your own creation...

Here's to wisdom, honesty, grace...

& patience.

Here's to

Moderation

Modifications

Affirmations

& Elevation...

Prayer and meditation

Chaos and isolation

Here's to liberation...

which starts with the realization

That the chain

the lock

and the key...

All of that is all me.

I am as free as I choose to be.

Here's to breaking bad habits without breaking down

My self esteem

Less of the things

that no longer serve

and more of the things

that are uplifting

Here's to not pretending.

Here's to redefining perfection

Perfection to me...

is alignment

And authenticity

You are perfect.

Whether your light is dimmed

Or brightly shining,

You are deserving...

Moving at your own pace

According to divine timing.

Heres to all the lessons

and all the blessings

that come with self reflection

Here's to the journey...

Here's to honoring the light and shadow it takes

To see the full picture

Heres to everything

that makes me me

and everything that makes you

you.

Here's to us...

Being our best selves.

Here's to less self-harm

(Even when in the form of

Things we crave more of)...

And more self-love

(Something we could never have too much of...

Cause what we have the most of

is usually what we give to those around us...)

Here's to all the obstacles

you done already overcame

And RIP to the ones

you about to overcome.

Here's a note to self

& everyone else

Please remember

That even with your vices

You are still virtuous

Don't let anything

or anyone

tell you otherwise...

- Adwoa Asentu