Talk to yourself like someone you love. If you wouldn’t say it to a child, please don’t say it to yourself.
This was an area that was difficult for me to change, this self-talk practice. I’m someone with a strong and sturdy mind – maybe it’s that Gemini north node with Jupiter sitting right there – but I sure did struggle for years to speak kindly to myself.
Heck, not only could I not speak kindly to myself… I couldn’t even stop trashing myself to myself. I was my own worst critic! Whatever I did, it wasn’t good enough. Then I’d pull into myself, scared little girl all alone in there, thinking I was protecting me… if I didn’t put myself out there, then there was less chance of being hurt, shamed, humiliated, frustrated, or feeling guilty.
It was a damn lot, this beating myself up inside. A damn lot.
Breaking a habit done for year and years and even generations is big stuff requiring big surrender and big curiosity and bigger compassion and biggest courage.
Little by little, I became aware of my thoughts and curious about whether I wanted to continue partnering with them. I loved the ME inside that was aching so deeply. I accepted the stern voice that tried keeping me away from the edge and possible pain.
Nothing, not even our pain and that mean-ass voice, wants to be rejected. Nothing.
I realized that addressing this holistically was my best bang for my buck. I exercised, meditated, drank quality water, decreased sugar and alcohol, stopped watching scary movies, kept a gratitude journal, listened to theta-wave music, spent loving time with my inner child, and allowed all feelings to emerge and be felt-embraced-honored. I re-narrated stories of victimhood and stood in my newly emerging power. I saw myself as God-spark.
And I began to laugh. For the first time. Maybe ever. Truly laugh. Experience joy, even pleasure. And life became easier, more flow-y, less uphill, more adventure and excitement, less drudgery and have-to.
I have begun to live a life of GET-TO. And it’s a damn freakin’ jazzy fun party, baby. There’s dancing and community, Oneness and uniqueness, passion for others and love for me… and a realization that I am you and you are me and we are One… so when I heal, you do too. And when you heal, well hot-diggity-dog, so do I.
And it’s a beautiful thing, this being here. Alive. Now.
Will you join me? ❤
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Lisa xxx
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