Appreciation
Appreciate what didn’t work.
We cringe at thinking of our past bad habits, mistakes, and failures. We beat ourselves up for hours, days, weeks or even YEARS over the past.
So, let’s nip this in the bud.
Appreciate that your brain was trying to keep us safe.
All it knows is what it has experienced up until now. For most of our childhood, teens and early adulthood, we are mostly on autopilot, using the habits, beliefs and routines taught to us by our elders or enforced by society's expectations.
The change begins when we realize that our desired goals and our daily lives don’t match up.
In my family, they use food, alcohol, substances and overworking to hide emotions. As a child, I learned this was safe, normal and expected. So, no wonder ten years ago that I was 220lbs and unhappy… my subconscious was doing what it was taught to do to survive.
Once I became AWARE, I knew something had to change.
When I ACCEPTED my reality that there was no way to hide my unhappiness and size, I ACCEPTED that this would take work and YEARS to heal from.
And then...I took steps to APPRECIATE what my past generations had taught me.
I appreciate:
The knowledge that emotions hold extreme impact.
How it felt to go from 130lbs to 220lbs to 140lbs.
The commitment, bravery, grit and determination it took to heal myself.
My brain’s self-sacrifice in protecting me from grief and trauma.
That I did not have to be aware of the full weight of the horrific emotional trauma at a young age.
My healing journey began when I was older so I could have more control.
The childhood I had has allowed me to get a crash course in mental health, generational trauma, self-development, health, nutrition, fitness, and so much more.
WHEN WE WANT TO CHANGE, we have to allow the subconscious brain to understand that we are safe, that we are no longer going to use this pattern, and that this NEW habit/plan/pattern/behaviour will make us safer and allow us to THRIVE instead of survive.
Discover the hidden gems of your past and journey so far.
What HAS worked in your favour?