What does drinking have to do with how we see the world?
“As we see ourselves more clearly, we start to see others more clearly, too.
Seeing them as they are, rather than how we thought they were.”
This is a game-changer, folks. 🙌
Not an easy switch to flip, but one that leads directly down a path towards happiness & peace.
Our definitions of ourselves and others can be complex and, honestly, somewhat *habitual* 👉 Meaning: they become fixed. set. expected. “knee-jerk”
From a young age, we decide what’s “right” and what’s “wrong.” We decide what’s good. bad. worthy. safe…
We all pick up ALL KINDS of expectations and judgments and our subconscious mind files them away as TRUTH 💯
…annnnd then we spend our remaining lives measuring against these standards.
BUT.
Here’s the kicker:
⚠️ Some of these scripts are OUTDATED!
⚠️ Some “truths” are no longer actually “true.”
When we take the time to reflect on these perspectives—to examine them with curiosity and *compassion*—we find some interesting results. 😏
Personally, I’ve discovered some absolute bullsh*t hanging out in my subconscious realm of “belief.” 💩
I’ve found a number of outdated assertions born out of being a nerdy, queer little kid in a conservative, small town. (…trying desperately to fit in.)
I’ve found some completely unhelpful and even HARMFUL values absorbed from a lifetime of media & marketing!
(Like, who decided it was “wrong” to have a muffintop, anyway!? Who does that benefit? 😒)
(*ahem* …anyway.)
In both big ways and small, when we learn to loosen our grip on our definitions of self and lean into an attitude of curiosity…
We start to see ourselves and the world around us a little more clearly. …and a little more kindly.
We learn to accept ourselves as perfectly imperfect—beautifully flawed human beings. 🧘♀️💕✨
And then we step forward into a place of self-confidence and calm. …what feels to me like peaceful acceptance.
When we start to love the places in ourselves that we’ve banished or bruised, we start to love and allow those parts in others.
Wouldn’t it be nice to have more peaceful acceptance??
I’m finding it much more enjoyable than all that harsh criticism I used to carry. 🪨
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