Don’t Shrink Expand
- 21 hours ago
- 3 min read
By DK Hillard
It happened again the other day. A powerful woman, someone you would never suspect harbored fear about who she was, walked through the door to my studio for our scheduled meeting. I had never met her in person so I was looking forward to sharing my work face to face. But in a very short period of time, as she interacted with my work, I felt the terror emanating from her body. She wasn’t afraid of me. She was afraid of herself.
My studio is a sacred space. Those who walk in the door and have the sensitivity to feel energy, are embraced with the magic that dances all through this space. Throughout the years living and working here, I have created a safe space for spirits to inhabit. They play freely, because I invite them to run wild and inspire me to do the same. But for those who feel energy and are not comfortable with their own magic, they either shut down or turn away. It can be overwhelming.
The hour I spent with this beautiful soul showed me something about myself. It revealed just how far I’d come in my own journey of self awareness and acceptance of who I am. I used to be afraid of my own power and magic. For decades I ran from it, tried to hide it and was terrified that others would persecute me for it. I shrunk myself as small as I could manage, but no matter what I did, my own truth would not allow me to go to sleep. Not for long.
Those who have powerful souls with a purpose and mission, cannot afford to go to sleep for too long. We are needed now more than ever. But for that very reason, we are also put to the test more than most. Our evolution is on a fast track and our challenges can seem extreme. For those of us who have experienced persecution for who we are, in this lifetime or others, coming out of the shadows and exposing our truth requires that we find a way to feel safe doing so.
The tendency is to shrink, to attempt to fit in so that our differences and abilities don’t cause unwanted attention. But shrinking only makes us more vulnerable. Quite the opposite is necessary. We must expand. We must fill out our bodies with the truth of our souls to such an extent that the amount of space we inhabit extends well beyond our physical form. The larger we allow ourselves to be, the safer we are to reveal who we are. And the truth is: there is nothing to fear.
Fear of being the outrageously powerful, magical being that you are is not founded in reality. Those who would silence your voice are less powerful than you are, more fearful than you are and blind to truth.
It takes some of us well into our maturity to find the courage to be who we are without apology or justification, especially if we were persecuted for it. I learned that the only way to be accepted was to fit in, but I never could. No matter how hard I tried to shrink myself, I couldn’t fit. The spaces were confining and misshapen. I was fortunate. Had I fit, my soul would have shriveled and died.
The world needs us all to expand. To be who we truly are. The world needs our magic. That only happens when beautiful, powerful souls, find the courage to shine their light for all to see.
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