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Yes to rest.
Yes to joy.
Yes to self-love.
Yes to freedom.
I became a better leader, not because I was
working harder, but because I was finally honest.
First with myself, then with everyone else. Life
became more enjoyable, and honestly, easier.
People don’t always need you to have the answers.
Sometimes, they just need to know you’re human
and see what it looks like when someone chooses
themselves first.
If This Hits Home, Let It.
If any part of this settles deep within your chest,
don’t dismiss it.
If you’re grinding through exhaustion, if your smile
masks the unraveling, if you’re barely holding it
together…let this be your permission slip.
You don’t need a plan.
You don’t need a perfect script.
You don’t need anyone’s approval.
You just need one honest moment.
One breath that says, enough.
One truth that refuses to stay buried.
One quiet no more that changes everything.
This is the foundation that keeps you steady as
you rise. Your strength is like the diamond, formed
under pressure, refined over time and shining
brighter each time you choose the life that honors
you over the one that drains you. It is knowing
when to close the door and trusting that what is
meant for you will find the open one. It is the quiet
resolve to choose yourself, again and again, until
the life around you reflects the one within you.
That is the doorway. That is the shift.
Not with a bang or blowout, but with you.Gathering
yourself from the silence, standing fully in your own
light and choosing to return to your truth, your
voice, your power.
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Tracy J. Stonaker is a published author,
Ayurvedic practitioner and global retreat
leader with 30 years of experience in Yoga
and Ayurveda. She is the founder of OJAS,
a boutique representation company
showcasing the world’s leading Ayurvedic resorts.
She fuses tradition with transformation through her
writing, speaking and women’s retreats.