Okay more to say on this one...
Lately Ive been reading a couple of old school self help books. Louise Hay, "You Can Heal Your Life", and Byron Katie, "Who Would You Be Without Your Story."
Idk why I was drawn to these books, but I was and they are each about releasing our stories. Getting out of our own way. Releasing our hold backs. Thought it was very interesting then when I saw your post here about releasing your story. 😊
This morning I resume my read while thinking of you and your post from yesterday. And in the very next part of the Louise Hay book she brings up:
- Repeated patterns show us our needs
- It has nothing to do with self discipline or willpower
- Willingness to release the need
Whoa! I didn't think Of this before...I mean I know it, but didn't consider it when I read your post. Our patterns do reveal our needs, and so I'm curious your thoughts, or if you have thought about it, why you think you were always so open to attracting the downtrodden, then mentally ill, and the needy? What did (do?) those relationships fulfill for you?
Maybe it doesn't matter. You seem very centered and resolved that you are done with this story 👌🏼🙏🏽, but notice if this remains a challenge in time no matter how strong it feels that you've resolved to not feed their beasts and get sucked into the black holes. 😘
I'm trying to watch my own patterns to reveal my needs too. So I can release my stories...I see many, but it's so much harder to see your own than someone else's...you know? It's like trying to see your own rump! 🤣 You know it's back there and what it looks like generally, but you can't get far enough away from yourself to really gain perspective and see it clearly.
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