23/12/2024
A simple message of support from me to you, with love and compassion.
It's at this time of year that we consciously and subconsciously, assess and review the year as it draws to a close and, being our own harshest critics, judge ourselves based on our perceived achievements or 'failures'.
It's easy to focus on the deficits, the missed opportunities and disappointments and to place blame on ourselves for needing to do better, do more or try harder... for what we think we should have done, or could have done differently, in hindsight.
But the reality is that our inner critic is rooted in unresolved emotional and traumatic imprint stored in our body and subconscious mind, informing our thoughts and beliefs about ourselves, and it loves these opportunities to be the loudest voice in our head, if we let it.
As someone who has done battle for many years with my inner critic, I continue to grow in my capacity to love and show kindness not only to others, but to my self, as I continue to gently embody, process, discharge and resolve the unresolved traumatic imprint that I carry, a lifelong journey and commitment to my-self, those that I Iove and those that I serve as a guide, life coach and facilitator of trauma healing.
I understand how unresolved trauma impacts me and how that plays out in my patterns, behaviours, parenting and personality... how it informs any limiting beliefs that hold me back... when I begin to criticise my self or compare my self to others, I return to self-love, self- acceptance and kindness, knowing there is no need or place for self-judgement or criticism.
I know that I am on my path and my journey back to my authentic self and wholeness... and that I am doing the best that I can do in every moment and that when I perceive that I 'fail', life will present me with another opportunuty for growth, when that door opens again... I have learned not to focus on my achievements, but on my efforts, and what that has taken, knowing that I did the best that I had the capacity to do, at each moment in time.
So remember, as the door closes on this year, to focus on the efforts that you have made in every way and what that has taken from you every day... and know that not only the new year, but every day is yet another door opening to new opportunities for you to grow and heal and continue to do the best that you can do in each moment.
Our inner healing work is never 'done'... we are all on our own individual paths... and that's ok. Please, be kind to your self 💗 be patient, knowing you're doing the best that you can do, in this and every moment🙏🌹
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