You are not lacking courage, confidence or wisdom.
You don't need to go out there and find it under a tree.
It's inside of you.
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I stopped REACTING.
Instead, I slowed down and tuned inward.
I used all of my tools and knowledge to connect and understand myself more deeply.
This foundation gave me opportunities for clarity.
Ideas, not from external sources, but from within me started to come.
Wisdom presented itself when I let myself listen.
Read MoreBelieve it or not, I wasn't always comfortable or confident in myself.
Growing up as a first generation Canadian to Vietnamese refugees, and survivors of war, was both beautiful and complex.
Over the years as I delved deeper into building a relationship with myself, I started to bring awareness to how much of my behaviour and mindset had been conditioned to “always fit in”.
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In case no one's ever told you… It's okay to feel.
It’s okay to let yourself feel.
It’s okay to acknowledge your emotions.
Let's normalize the experience of feeling our emotions instead of running, hiding and distracting ourselves.
Letting yourself feel is necessary in the journey of growth and healing.
Read MoreOver the weekend, as I was sitting in my home office, when my partner came in and said…
“You're my best good friend.”
I thought it was sweet and laughed (it's a line out of Forrest Gump). And my immediate reaction was to say the same thing back to him.
As I started to say it out loud, I actually stopped myself and said this instead…