So my journey turns in full circle as my CPD recommends reading “Feel the fear and do it anyway” by Susan Jeffers.
I can reflect on my journey over the last three years where I have faced deep personal fears and stripped back the many layers of the emotional onion. I remember convincing myself that change wasn’t possible because …. That there was no way out because ….
One of my difficulties had been my fear of change and that the brain is comforted by repetition and patterns. The temptation is stick with the known so to minimise the fear.
The journey was was tough and is still morphing itself into the next stage for me. But one of the greatest breakthroughs for me was about facing fears. Once we begin to unlock that which was hidden, we allow ourselves to be vulnerable. Being vulnerable I had thought of as weak and unattractive. Because that’s what I’d learnt . Now that I’ve opened to it, I see it as a strength. Others can help me, they even seem to get pleasure from it. I have greater empathy for others and can pass on ideas or understandings.
Ive learnt to try things out without having to succeed or be the greatest. I’ve remembered how to play. And I’ve started taking care of myself. My whole self or holistic self.
Now I take time to rest. Remember to eat well. Make the most of opportunities. Look after my mental health. And greatest of all I have allowed myself to begin again. Fresh and renewed. I still have difficult days but I move forward at a much greater pace than in recent years because I dare to try.
How have I got to this place from the broken shell I was?
I opened up, became vulnerable and moved forward. Living my life with mindfulness, yoga and massage enables me to develop all sorts of skills and interests that I never thought possible.
Why not take that challenge, face your fears, and take time for yourself.
Come to Indigo Spring to start your journey towards a more balanced you .