We must put down what we
should not carry –
gather only what fuels us.
This way our hands and hearts
are free to embrace
our purpose, passion,
and possibility.
What we don’t need –
What we can’t afford –
What we can’t pick up –
is competition with each other.
There’s no place for it.
As women, we should be
each other’s biggest cheerleaders.
When you feel tempted to
knock someone down a level
with gossip
or when we are tempted to
judge a decision
a fellow warrior makes,
or when it’s really hard
to not be envious and
question the good things
that have come her way –
Don’t do it.
Walk away.
Don’t pick it up.
Competition will never fuel you –
it will only steal from you.
Link arms with those who are pursuing
passion, purpose, and possibility
alongside of you –
simply because you have
this pursuit in common.
This is the only
commonality
that is necessary –
let’s be in the same fight,
on the same team.
We are better
when we support
and encourage
and leave competition
on the ground to pave
the way towards
a vibrant future
where women
take up all the
space they need to.
We have no room
no time,
no need,
for competition.
I won’t pick it up.
How can you support other women who are alongside you in the pursuit of possibility, passion, and purpose?
