01/10/2023
If you've ever worked with me, we talk a lot about our inner wounded children. Throughout life, there are events which leave a permanent imprint and a limiting negative belief. We work with many tools to understand how it came to be and to bring a sense of healing to these wounded parts of ourselves.
This morning, as I looked at this print near my bedside, I realized one of the reasons I love it so much is that it represents my courageous inner child. As humans we have a negativity bias. We focus on the negative. In this case, our wounded inner children. We want to fix it.
But today, I get it. That I was also a courageous child, brave and determined. I bring her with me, she has always been there, just subtle and quiet in the background. But today, I see her. Acknowledge her. Reflect on the times it was her who rose up within me and whispered, "You've got this." When I leaped into the abyss, those major times when I relied only on faith, it was she who whispered, "Leap and the net will appear."
Today something shifted. I bought this print many months ago, drawn to it, but not sure why. Now, it has more meaning. Now it is a resource I can draw upon when the next Leap of Faith presents itself. As I know for certain it will.
