Many of us keep our Child Within hidden because we are afraid that we are going to stir the pot too much. Or that we are going to be made wrong. Or that we are going to be judged, ridiculed or made fun of.
Perhaps we bought into a story that one of our parents, friends, teachers or family members told us. Something like, "You'll never be good at this or that." And so we shut down, and in that moment we think that they are putting us in our place, but really we are putting ourselves there by agreeing with them.
When we show our Child Within, it WILL shake our life up.
Some people will applaud us. Others will shun us. The truth about life is that we either grow together or we grow apart. And since we are constantly growing our recovery if we are on its Path, that means that some people are in our lives for a season, or a reason or a lifetime. Celebrate those that you can journey with; they will be there for your whole life. And don't be afraid to let go of those folks who aren't growing with you, sometimes it's best to spread loving-kindness to certain people from afar. And that's okay too.
The thing that we want to keep our minds set on is expressing our Authentic Child Within. This takes work. This WILL rock the boat, and this is probably the most important decision we could ever make in our lives. Because everything else revolves around how our child perceives the world and then, as a result, how others see us.
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