Hey y'all,
In facing off with my inner critic—that part of me that says “you’re not ____ enough” or “you’re not worthy”—I have found that my greatest weapon is gratitude.
For me, the practice is less about "doing" a thing (ie: positive affirmations), and more about "being with".
When I sit with my judgmental self, I can bear witness to the longing that is underneath the mean thoughts. I ask “is that true?” about the stories I tell myself about myself. And then I am able to discern the truth from the lies and see myself more clearly.
That’s when gratitude emerges.
Gratitude reminds me that I am enough, that I have enough, that there is enough to go around.
From that place, I remember that “I am already”—that nothing more is needed for my existence, that I deserve to be well and X just because I am.
From this place of knowing, I can dig deeper into my relationship with scarcity.
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