How to mindfuck yourself & rewrite history.
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How to mindfuck yourself & rewrite history.
A toolkit for thriving beyond complex trauma, by someone who actually gets it.
2 theories:
1. the past is only dead for people who want to kill it (aka: disconnect entirely from it)
2. if the past is dead, some part of us doesn't live here NOW
we are disconnected from a core part of what has made us who we are on the space-time continuum of our lives
if this is true for you,
you will feel the knock-on impacts of your rejected/disowned/denied past; [some part of] you can see & feel how your past affects you now
- your ability to trust
- your ability to love & be loved
- your ability to live freely & open-heartedly
big idea: it doesn't have to be or feel like this
I invite you to consider that past, present & future may be more interwined than we ever realised
& that by reframing the past in the present moment, we redefine our futures
bc we give ourselves new chances @ life
crucial point: you are sovereign
when I say this, I mean
1. you don't have to trust me
2. you don't have to listen to me
3. you don't have to do what I say
if you don't want to do-- or explore-- this, don't!
it really is that simple
if you do want to try this, let’s begin...
the first thing you need to do is make a decision
- to try this
- to be open to what unfolds
no other commitments are necessary
“just” curiosity about-- & commitment--to the process
you are here, you are safe, you've got you
the second thing you need to do is choose what you want to focus on
which area (& time) of your life do you want to alter your experience of?
as always: follow what's alive & never go faster than you can feel
(this process isn't going anywhere!)
the process:
decide how you want to view your younger self as it relates to this Life Event
- what thoughts do you want to have about them?
- how do you want to feel about them?
this is a chamber of creation: focus on what you want to experience about yourself then... NOW
directions:
1. rinse & repeat
2. notice what emerges
specifically - notice what shifts in your being NOW; what are you newly available for?
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cognitive dissonance hurts us
we want to believe that we are good, loved, guided, whole, home
what if we could?
(we can)
ideas:
- your past isn't holding you back; your perception of it is
- to transform your life, transform the stories you tell yourself about what's possible for you (& keep going)