Once we take pause and listen to our collective and our individual stories – the internal narrative … this is where the healing begins .
Step One : If I am not myself , who am I ?
First , let ’ s recognize the internal narrative and investigate what we believe our roles to be . This takes courage as many belief systems are not opened to being examined nor questioned . One belief that I recognize is that we must become who and what they want and / or tell us to be , as opposed to who we truly are within . A belief that is not up to the challenge of investigation , is a belief that has fallacies and / or weak ideology . Let ’ s challenge what they told us to believe about ourselves .
I recommend that we take pause and listen to the internal narrative . The story that we have within our psyche – within our mind , within our soul , within our spirit . The story that continues to play and replay within us . Where did this story come from ? Maybe , this narrative was created through the bloodline / our DNA . Maybe , this narrative was created within our childhood . Maybe , this narrative was created due to our lived experience . But there must be more than this story – the authentic you beyond their story .
Once we take pause and listen to our collective and our individual stories – the internal narrative … this is where the healing begins . To hear the story that we continue to tell ourselves – shows what we believe about ourselves ; hence , how we are showing up – this is where our courage comes in . There is always something beyond what we are currently experiencing . So , let ’ s come together and support each other and understand who we truly are within this lifetime .
Step Two : Give yourself permission to be yourself .
At this time in our history , so many of us are recognizing these stories that we have been told about who we are supposed to be – and we are not aligning with them . We are looking to heal from what they told us about who we are , what we are supposed to be , and what role we played within the order of our lives . This may widely differentiate from our authentic nature – who we truly are to be . If you have been written into a story line that does not align with your authentic inner voice , take a step back and listen to your inner authentic voice .
I invite you on this journey with me to discover your personal truth . This is a paradigm shift for those of us who were raised to believe that we are here to play a role that fits with everyone else ’ s narrative rather than our own . This is a common occurrence – to step up and heed the voice of the other and to respond without asking questions . Let ’ s flip the script . At this moment , take pause and take courage – listen to the still small voice within you … the one who knows you , the one who created you , the one who is you !
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