Encouragement

What did you need to hear as a child that would have helped you shape your wounds into a gift?

I was asked this recently in a (virtual) workshop space (check out Philip McKernan, he asks the best questions!). It got me thinking, what did I need to hear that I wasn't hearing? 

I love you.
You matter.
You are beautiful.
You can do anything you set your mind to.
You are special.
You are enough.
I love you.

All these and more! Then a lightbulb seemed to go off in my head. Yes, it really was like that, a lightbulb.

One thing I do consistently, religiously, happily with everyone I meet is encourage them. I am a huge believer in encouragement. In feeling into the question of what did I need to hear, I discovered a path to healing a childhood wound. Pretty neat, right?  Look at that question, think it over, feel into it and see what you come up with. Where are you intuitively

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