17d • General discussion
Something unexpected came up for me recently.
My son just got into an incredible boarding school. He loved it, the environment is amazing, everything about it felt right.
But when I was there, I noticed something in me tighten.
I didn’t have a great experience in school growing up. I never really felt like I belonged. I wasn’t the academic type, and I carried a quiet sense of being “less than” for a long time.
Standing there, watching all these kids, I could feel those old emotions come back, almost like my body remembered before my mind did.
The interesting part was this: Nothing in the present moment was actually wrong. This was completely coming from my past.
I had two options ❤️ Either project that fear onto his experience…Or take responsibility for what was coming up in me.
I chose the second.💗
I didn’t ignore it or try to “think positive.”I actually sat with it for a few days, processed it, and let it move through me.
And once it settled, there was clarity. My past doesn’t get to define his future.
That felt like a real win.
For me, resilience in this moment wasn’t about pushing through. It was about not letting an unprocessed past quietly shape a decision in the present.
Curious 🥰 where in your life could your past be influencing how you’re seeing something today?
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