You Matter

“Don’t be afraid to take up space.”

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I copy the yoga teacher, Jessamyn Stanley, and listen to her explanation of the star asana. Yes, it feels good to reach my arms up and out as far as they can go, to stand with my feet wider than parallel—yet firmly planted on the earth. I think, Yes, I do matter and I have a right to be here. The thought feels like the opposite of how I felt for so many years.