Mini me.

There is often a misconception that on recognising this relief or peace within and experiencing clarity that we won’t or more-so shouldn’t become lost in pain or confusion again.

The way I explain this is in using the inner child.

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Take a moment now to imagine that there was a knock at your front door.

You open it and standing there is a very younger version of you.

Take a moment ~ how old is this younger version of you standing here in front of you.

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You notice they are in distress.

They say:

I’m lost.

I’m alone.

I’m frightened.

You notice the tension in them, the confusion in them, perhaps tears welling at their eyes, their body tight and stiff.

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What is your automatic response to do with or for this child.

Do you roll your eyes and think not this again.

Do you say I’m sorry, I’m on a different path here, I don’t have time for you.

Do you get angry, tell them to go away, shut the door and walk away.

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Whenever I talk about this on sessions, I get the following answers or a mixture of:

I get down to their level.

I embrace them.

I invite them in.

I welcome them in.

I allow them to stay with me for as long as they want or need to.

I sit with them.

I even allow them to follow me while I do my chores.

I tell them this is your home whenever you need it.

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I then go on to ask.

What if this child eventually feels better and leaves your home.

Yet the next day or the next week they return, in the same distress as before.

Feel into this ~ this keeps happening, day after day, week after week, month after month.

The answer is usually the same. I welcome them to stay for as long as they want or need to ~ I don’t attempt to change them or rush them to feel better. I sit with them with complete patience and utter acceptance for as long as they need.

I welcome them each and every time.

You see. Each time an emotion, an old belief, a thought comes. We can liken it to the little frightened, scared, angry part of us within.

What is it that they need.

Eventually we see this as simply energy moving through.

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(Picture attached was created by photoshop of me with my younger self).

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