Each day I try to find moments of stillness so I can connect with all my parts, honour myself, even on the most stormy of days.
In the past I was a ‘yes’ person and ‘people pleaser’, I wanted to be liked and the thought of someone having a negative thought about me meant I supressed my voice. I pushed down my feelings, tried to only understand my emotions in a logical way and stopped trusting myself. I would go from feeling that if someone didn’t like me it was all their fault and they were a bad person, to questioning my worth and thinking I was ‘less than’. This isn’t healthy but it’s also not correct, the other person isn’t bad and I was not ‘less than’.
I love walks in nature, which is only something I found out during lockdown and when we were restricted to an hour outdoors. Now, no matter if it’s raining or windy or both, I’m out the door every morning for my walking therapy.