RECLAMING YOUR TRUE SELF By Angela Dunning
Transforming Our Wounds
into Wisdom
W
e are all wounded in one way or another. Some of us carry deep scar tissue from way back, even from our first moments of life in the womb, if our entry into this world was not happy or desired. We accumulate additional wounds as we grow up, at the time when our flesh and soul are so vulnerable, precious, and permeable that the hurts go in deep and quick and remain with us until we finally bring them to consciousness and make the commitment to our own healing. Throughout our adolescence and adulthood, we undergo further pain, traumas, and losses. We fail, we struggle, we experience betrayals, and often, we also let ourselves down in a myriad of ways through self-destructive habits and behaviors. Each lifetime carries many opportunities for wounding to occur. Yet, it is in the process of bringing to consciousness the source of our wounds AND in allowing ourselves to FEEL the pain of that experience fully that we begin to heal. Releasing stuck trauma in our body is also part of the process for many and requires gentle, ongoing support: therapy, bodywork, energy healing, and lots and lots of self-care and love.
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