Let’s play a game. Where we embrace the light, and the shadow. The coal, the gold, and everything in between. Where we claim all that feels painful to name, The full-spectrum of this existence. I’ll go first. . . I carry guilt and shame, I am the one to blame. I am a victim, and I am the villain. I am insecure, I am a hypocrite. I am all of the things that are hard to admit. I feel unsafe, I do not trust, and I am broken. I am a burden, because I exist. And I am so fucking tired Of the pressure To be perfect. To be conscious in every moment. I admit it! I feel limited! I am afraid! And boy have I gotten comfortable, In this identity woven with fear and suffering. Yes, I am all of this. You know what else? I am also a gift. I am safe, I do trust, and I am perfect — AS I AM. I am capable, I am confident, I am beautiful. I have been the hero, who realized that I can save no one. I carry forgiveness and compassion, a willingness to understand. I am loving awareness. I am Human, and I am the Witness. I am the performer, the stage, and the audience. I am clouds of darkness, Thundering with rage. I am the silver lining, A glimmer of hope. I am drops of rain, The prismatic tears of the sky. I am the sun rays, The light that ignites the rainbow. I am all of this, and I am none of this. As I claim my totality, I can finally breathe. What a relief it is, to accept all of me. Less avoiding, resisting, or disowning. More accepting, holding, and loving. For Love can be found in Fear, and Fear found in Love. There is no rising above the polarities, Simply embracing that they are Opposing sides of the same force, All born of the same Source. As I play the game, I have learned That this integration, is my liberation. Now, it is your turn — and you having nothing to lose. Who Are You?