Don’t Lose the Spark✨
Somewhere between growing up
and holding everything together,
many of us learned a strange lesson—
How to be responsible,
but not how to stay alive inside.
We learned to answer messages,
meet deadlines,
pay bills,
carry burdens.
But slowly, without noticing,
we stopped laughing so hard our stomach hurt.
We stopped dancing in the kitchen.
We stopped doing things simply because they made us happy.
The world applauds the woman who sacrifices herself for everyone.
Rarely does it applaud the woman who refuses to disappear.
So this is your reminder:
The spark was never childish.
The spark was never foolish.
The spark was you.
It was the part of you that believed life was meant to be lived,
not merely survived.
The part that laughed too loudly,
dreamed too boldly,
loved too deeply.
Please don’t trade her away
for acceptance.
Don’t bury her beneath expectations.
And don’t confuse exhaustion with maturity.
Because one day you’ll realize—
The most beautiful thing about you was never your perfection.
It was that wild, glowing, unapologetic light
that made people feel warmer just by standing near you.
So wear the bright lipstick.
Take the silly photo.
Laugh at your own joke.
Start again.
Be too much for people who prefer less.
And if anyone tells you to dim your light,
smile and let them wear sunglasses.
The world doesn’t need another woman who fits in.
It desperately needs the one who remembers who she is. ✨🖤
With love,
—Rajeshwari 🧿💕
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