16/11/2025
This is what I read on today’s walk
NESTING DOLLS
I think every version of the woman we are now
lives within us still
like those wooden Matroyshka dolls
we played with as children.
And truly, we cannot begin to fully love ourselves
until we take each one of those dolls out
and honour them
just as they are.
All the mistakes, all the flaws
all the ways in which you thought them disappointing.
They were exactly who they were
so that you could be you today
And each is so beautiful
if you are remembering
how brave it is to break.
And as you make peace with these dolls
one by one
be emboldened by the knowledge…
that they very final shell of this creation
will be the you
you were always supposed to be
having known, and loved
all the yous,
you were supposed to be then too.
Donna Ashworth
From Growing Brave 🌱
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This beautiful artist is currently not known to me but I shall hopefully find them and credit here soon.
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