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1d • Summer of Seperation
Day 2 - Today's Exercise — Trace It Back
Today's Exercise — Trace It Back
Sit with your journal and work through these prompts slowly. Don't rush. Don't filter. Write what comes first.
- When is the earliest memory you have of feeling the same feeling this pattern creates in you today?
- How old were you?
- What was happening around you?
- What did you decide about yourself or the world in that moment?
That decision became a subconscious program.
And that program has been running quietly in the background of your life — shaping your choices, your relationships, your business, your sense of what's possible — ever since.
I'll Go First. 🙋🏽♀️
When is the earliest memory you have of feeling the same feeling this pattern creates in you today?
My experience occurred in the third grade — so I was about eight or nine years old.
How old were you?
Around 8 or 9.
What was happening around you?
I was in class and overheard girls around me speaking poorly — talking trash — about a young lady who was presenting.
What did you decide about yourself or the world in that moment?
I decided I was going to protect myself by minimizing. By expressing less.
And here's what I know now that I didn't know then — that is not my natural mode. That decision was a protection mechanism. It made sense at nine years old. It has cost me ever since.
A Note to the Parents 👇🏽
To the parents in this community — I want to encourage you to do your best to create open invitations for your kids to share freely and without judgment.
In my case, I never felt inclined to share this with my mom or my dad — and I did grow up in a two parent household. The invitation just wasn't there in the way I needed it.
Our kids are absorbing and concluding things we don't even know about. The door being open matters more than we realize.
Your Turn.
Work through the prompts in your journal and drop in the comments when you're done. Share as much or as little as feels right.
This is a safe space. We are in this together.
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Day 2 - Today's Exercise — Trace It Back
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