01/23/2026
Consider this.
These statements?
The ones that sound like
“See, I always mess s**t up”
or
“This is why I don’t even try”?
Those kinda statements above are actually our inner child (Emotional mind), trying to protect you from a hit that already happened(past).
Yep.
You’re not responding to now.
You’re reacting to how then felt.
So.
When you hear your inner child’s voice, don’t fix or bully.
BE curious.
Ask:
What actually happened(Fact)?
What story(meaning) am I stacking on top of it?
Who’s driving this moment — the younger me, or the adult I’ve been working to become?
You’ve survived worse.
And if this isn’t danger, just inconvenience, you’ve earned the right to respond from wise mind,not react from emotional mind.
Be mindful of the narrative.
Be careful what you name yourself.
And even more careful what you answer to.
We don’t answer to everything.
Especially if it costs us our dignity, our peace, or our sense of self.
💯Vincente