{"id":2714,"date":"2013-09-14T08:00:38","date_gmt":"2013-09-14T14:00:38","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/Awakening-Together.org\/?p=2714"},"modified":"2013-09-14T08:00:38","modified_gmt":"2013-09-14T14:00:38","slug":"danielle-k-wright-willingness-to-be-gentle-with-myself","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/awakening-together.org\/dev2\/danielle-k-wright-willingness-to-be-gentle-with-myself\/","title":{"rendered":"Danielle K. Wright – Willingness to be Gentle with Myself"},"content":{"rendered":"
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When I first moved in with my friend, Regina, there were certain things that really scared me\u2026simple things that I was afraid of. I tried to force myself into healing them but I found that as I forced healing, I was really causing myself more pain along the way. It wasn\u2019t until I let go of control over my healing that I finally started to take a step forward.<\/div>\n

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The only thing I think I have always had is some degree of willingness. But sometimes that willingness took the form of me being patient with myself. Forcing myself to do something I was extremely uncomfortable with while hating myself the whole time I was doing it, was not helpful and it seemed to simply stir the ego pot. Learning to be gentle with myself even though I felt like a scared idot, was the first step for me. Allowing myself to be as I am\u2026while telling God I had willingness to practice my life differently was quite helpful.<\/div>\n

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I also gave effort to move forward as able\u2026but only when I saw that God was leaving me a clear opening to take a small step. Allowing the path to unfold for me, and then just taking a small step forward if I feel ready, is what seems to work for me. Liking myself anyway is something I am still working on. Loving myself anyway\u2026well\u2026we\u2019ll see how God handles that one.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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