Discipline

Breaking the intergenerational trauma cycle and stepping into your authenticity comes at a cost. As the healing process permeates, you begin to shed layers of yourself that no longer serve a valuable purpose. A layer of insecurity, a layer of blame or shame, or even that calloused layer of hurt and haste. There is a mindset shift that slowly takes shape (unconsciously at times) and you clear the voice deep within to express the love and desires of your heart. That voice matters. You matter. 

I believe that your intention to share a love for those who have betrayed you correlates with discipline at the center. Discipline to detach from a self-destructive narrative. Discipline to practice patience in the process of pain. Discipline in deepening your compassion for self and others. Developing your faith in forgiveness so you can grow and become spiritually mature while simultaneously healing those broken pieces of your heart. Sometimes you will be faced with trials and tribulations that cause confusion. Sometimes those circumstances are incredibly unfair. More often than not they are very painful; with grief and sadness coursing through your veins. There comes a time where you learn to accept what has happened to you as an opportunity to get curious and grow from within. Sometimes ‘it just is’ and there isn’t much you can do about it. Focus on what is in your control. 

So….

How do you learn to ‘let go’? The release of the burden you may be carrying can feel cathartic. Surrendering to the notion of “this is no longer mine to carry” helps expand the heart’s capacity to feel joy again. Having the choice to welcome beauty and radiance into your life is a blessing. Find the good, savour it, indulge in it. That is what will help propel you forward into the next chapter of your life. This is your story, own it with confidence and grace. 

I love this quote and it’s a statement I try to live by.  “The motive of your heart matters most.”

What is your motive? 

By. Lauren Pacheco