I am strong.

I am courageous.

I am compassionate.

I am nurturing.

I asked myself how these things are displayed in my life. Trust the first response:

I am strong. I hold my own weight

I am courageous. I move forward in spite of fear

I am compassionate. I recognize the inner child and trauma of everyone I know

I am nurturing. I care for their inner child and give that child what it needs (or did not receive) to help heal from their trauma

If they want to heal. Not all want to heal, even if they recognize that they are in pain. I heard this today. Do not force it. Do not allow the denial of your gifts to discourage you or lead you to doubt your power. Recognize that the rejection from the other has nothing to do with you. Adjust the way you nurture them but don’t stop nurturing yourself.

I also learn from denial and rejection that I may be wrong. That I may only be seeing that inner child from my own perspective. See it from their perspective. Expand your capacity to nurture. This is what empathy looks like.

Maybe they don’t need healing. Do not assume everyone is broken and needs to be fixed. Just see and honor the inner child.

Big learning today.