Are You Wounded?

Does she dislike you for what she can’t see in herself…

…for what she can’t love in herself?

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Let’s say she criticizes and condemns you.

As a result, you develop an unhealthy relationship with this aspect of yourself because it makes you feel weak and unloveable.

You either tend to dislike her in order to honor this part of yourself….

…or you unconsciously put her on a pedestal while also condemning this aspect of yourself.

Both ways, you live life wounded. Most often in hidden or seemingly disconnected ways.

And your relationships suffer.

But, you don’t have to live this way.

You can live with an appreciation for this misunderstood and unappreciated aspect of humanity, that’s prevalent in you.

When you go this route, you stop disliking her for criticizing you.

… or you take her off her pedestal and come to allow and accept this part of you.

Because you now see it as a gift.

You feel empathy for her denial and condemnation of herself.

And realize, she’s not against you. She’s against herself.

Just like you can only be for or against yourself.

Look around, find your number #1 critic.

Instead of taking her criticism personally, take it as a showcase of how she’s behaving toward herself.

It shows what she’s struggling with consistently.

And this helps you see what you’re struggling with consistently.

The whole time, giving you both an opportunity to see more clearly. To love more clearly. To live more clearly.

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I love that my camera helps me see with good clarity things that are far.

Like these two long-tailed ducks swimming far out in the ocean.

There’s always a way to see more clearly, whether it’s the ducks… or the inner aspects of human life.