“The soul always knows what to do to heal itself, the challenge is to silence the mind.”— Book of serenity
my therapist told me this earlier this week, that the mind’s job is to keep my body safe, but it has no respect for my soul evolving— it, in fact, is working against me. she told me to be grateful to my little self for learning how to keep me safe, but to thank her and move on.
the shame I feel for all my patterns isn’t entirely warranted because they *did* keep me safe for years. but now that my world is safe… I don’t need those patterns anymore, they’re hindering my spiritual growth. safety and security is so foreign to me, my mind continues to work against me and convince me that they are not real
it’s the coming to terms with the concept of “safe” as anything other than isolation for me
brain helps us to survive but not to thrive. i recognize that but it’s difficult to actually listen to it and apply it.