I started owning my feelings again. My feelings are my feelings, and for that I will not apologize.
It may be uncomfortable to put yourself first after years of not even being on your own list, but it does get easier.
Feeling “sorry” turns the focus on your weaknesses, and it holds you back from expressing your authentic self.
Looking back, I can see I shut myself off from the part of me that now gives me great joy.
What I’ve come to learn is that saying “I’m sorry” when there’s nothing legit to be sorry about is a red flag for unworthiness.
The dialogue went something like this: “Dana, you need to come back to the end of the table.” “I’m sorry….
I used to dislike myself for not fitting in, feeling like I belong to a different planet.
The hardest part of having to be in a wheelchair is my loss of independence.
What does the unapologetic you look like? Sound like? Act like? Does she even exist? It’s time to find her, warrior goddess!
“I am finally free of the chains that bound me to my past and have a sense of renewed joy and happiness in my life.”
