Let's STOP and take a look at our lives for a moment. Wherever we find ourselves in whatever situations, I am sure that we would find that WE HAVE SURVIVED a lot emotionally, mentally and even physically. We have LIVE THROUGH horror. We have endured great sadness and deep sorrow of loss. Loss of dreams and hope. Loss of our selves and our future.
BUT NOW, we can LOOK BACK and gain CONFIDENCE in our ability to survive...
Seriously, we can trust ourselves to KNOW that since we survived and come to a place in our lives where we are reaching out to be healed, that WE CAN INDEED face our healing, even if it feels a bit scary at first...We deserve to "find ourselves, heal from abuse and learn to dream again" . When we COME TO THIS PLACE in our lives, we need to doubt ourselves...
- Make a list of the pains that you have endured without lashing out and hurting others.
- Write down the times that you said "NO TO ABUSE" and was able to establish that MUCH NEEDED boundary with someone.
- Add to your accomplishments, the goals that you have reached IN SPITE of being betrayed, lied to, sabotaged or cheated.
- Document how you feel about you and how much you deserve to "take good care of you"
- AFFIRM yourself with positive, healing thoughts and don't accept other's "definition" of who you are.
TAKE A GOOD LOOK at your list and FEEL GOOD that you HAVE survived, you are stronger than you think. Don't doubt your ability any longer. Accept your strengths even more than you accept your weaknesses. Let your strengths show you the way out of abuse, show you how to find yourself, heal from abuse and learn to dream again...
YOU ARE WORTH IT!!!
