It’s not you…it’s your nervous system
Becoming less emotionally overwhelmed isn’t something you are or aren’t…
The Only Thing I Could Control
I've been learning that I don't need to control myself so tightly, I can care for myself with kindness, in a gentle way.
What if getting it wrong is a part of learning?
For some of us, childhood was a place where mistakes brought criticism. Being told off for doing something wrong, made to feel foolish for not understanding, learning to read the room..
A closed door can sometimes make you notice a landscape you were too busy passing by
I had been forced to stop doing things the way I normally did them, and that change had made me look more closely at what was right in front of me.