Damaged...
Are we really broken?
Shame. Guilt. Pain.
We try to repress all the ugly emotions in the name of looking ‘normal’
Hiding all the things that happened to us. The ‘stuff’ we experienced.
Scars on the inside.
They feel fine tucked away.
But when we feel vulnerable and open, we find them again, just underneath the surface.
We try to run. Make attempts to hide. To avoid.
But the scars become unpicked and cracked. They burn and bleed.
With plasters and tape we cover them over, but the scars need air and time to fully heal.
These emotional wounds need our love.
They want to be seen and heard.
Only in this way of sitting with them, honouring their needs do we start to feel less damaged and more loving and whole.
“Each time you meet an old emotional pattern with presence, your awakening to truth can deepen. There’s less identification with the self in the story and more ability to rest in the awareness that is witnessing what’s happening. You become more able to abide in compassion, to remember and trust your true home. Rather than cycling repetitively through old conditioning, you are actually spiralling toward freedom.” ― Tara Brach
Lovely to hear your voice sister ❤️