![]() ![]() I was feeling stressed, uncomfortable in my own skin, anxious, disconnected and more than a little lost, but I couldn’t put my finger on where it was coming from. In 2014 I went to hear a talk Gabby Bernstein was giving at the Rubin Museum in NYC and my life was never the same. And then something happened that changed everything. But I know now that everything I was experiencing was reflecting how I felt about myself and what I thought I deserved. I don’t even think I knew that was a real and tangible thing. I had moments of happiness, but rarely pure joy, or any sense of self-love or confidence. I was comfortable in my discomfort because it felt normal to me, I didn’t know how to feel another way (or if that was even possible). I couldn’t bear to sit in silence or be alone with my own thoughts, much less even consider something like meditating! Instead of feeling my feelings-both good and bad-I dwelled in numbness. I lived on a diet of reality TV, wine and packaged food. Once upon a time, I was consumed by negative thoughts and engaged in an endless spiral of gossip with my co-workers and friends. The fear that made me shrink from wanting to be seen or heard. The fear that made me feel like I couldn’t put myself out there. ![]() ![]() Well, a big part of my journey has been about learning how to heal the fear that was holding me back from finding and using my voice. ![]()
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