“I’m broken.”
“You are not broken.”
“But I am.”
“You might feel broken, but you are not broken. Do you hear me? You are not.”
“Okay.”
“Feeling broken is your psyche’s way of waving a giant red flag, it’s telling you to make changes immediately. Feeling broken is a warning sign and you must – you must – take it seriously.”
“I understand. Except that because I feel broken I also feel exhausted, unable to do anything.”
“That’s because you’ve given all your power away, you didn’t mean to, but you did. And that’s left you feeling tired: no power = no energy. I understand my dear sweet thing. But I’ll let you in on a little secret: you have a hidden reserve of power. Think of it like a backup generator. And in emergencies – like now – you need to switch that generator ON to power you up.”
“Well I don’t know, that sounds a little nuts. A backup generator to magically give me energy so that I can make changes in my life?”
“What’s nuts is that you’re allowing the life to be choked out of you.”
“Well…”
“Either you believe me and tap into that backup generator to energize yourself, or I’ll move on to help someone else. I’m not getting any younger.”
“Oh, sorry, I didn’t mean to take up all your time, I’m not even sure who I’m talking to. Are you God?”
“God? No. If there’s a God he’s been on one long-assed vacation – I mean just look at the mess this world is in! Think of me more like a Fixer, A Spiritual Fixer.”
“That sounds like the name of a Netflix Series that I would watch.”
“Good, then maybe you’ll listen to me and use your backup generator and get your damn life turned around so you can stop feeling broken.”
“Okay, okay, I’ve got it. I believe you. I’m turning the generator on. Next time you see me I will have taken back all my power, I promise you.”
“Glad to hear it. Now I’ve got a busy schedule today, it seems there are a lot of people feeling broken in your neighborhood, so I’m off.”
“Thank you so much, I appreciate your help.”
“I’ll email you my invoice.”
“Wait, you charge for your services?”
“Well of course I charge for my services, why wouldn’t I? A girl’s gotta eat – and buy shoes! I’ll check in on you in two weeks, there’s no charge for the follow-up appointment.”
“Okay. I’ll see you then, bye.”
“Bye sweetness. And remember: you’ve got this, you really do.”
Artwork by Lucia Dami
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