Category: Self-Discovery
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Sensitive child in a harsh world
Although I can’t recall when it was, I vividly remember, as a kid, thinking that I was somehow different. I don’t recall what prompted it, but I vividly remember having a preoccupation with “normal” – and how I compared against my perception of what that was. Through my childhood pondering, and in an effort to…
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Blame Game
Writing and sharing my personal journey has been both a powerful and inspiring conquest. I find that I am able to heal, through the unapologetic recall of events of my life. I have found through self-discovery that my personal perspective tends to focus on a singular reality – and have been known to ignore everything…
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Self-imposed Imprisonment
A life-altering decision was made from the perspective of a small child – a child who knew that her very survival would depend on it. In the discovery that the world was far too cruel for her to be a part of, she locked herself in a safe place – deep within the recesses of…
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A Long-Forgotten Pact
It was only recently, that I began to piece together the effect my childhood has had on my current life. Looking back, its so clear to me – I can see how the seeds of my experiences, along with my personal interpretation of them, have dictated the person I have become. Old habits die hard……
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Managing Expectations
Since I began writing my courses, I have found myself hyper-aware of my own behaviors, and the reasoning behind them. I “watch myself” from a detached position, so that I am better able to analyze and learn. Although this has taught me a lot about my thoughts and automatic responses, there are times when I…
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Pinpointing vulnerability
It is only now that I am taking, some of, the necessary steps to overcome my natural tendencies…that my innate methods of execution have emerged, from the depths of my unconscious – and become clear to me. I can now admit to myself, a lifelong habit of circumventing areas of discomfort. Since beginning my self-discovery…