When my son was younger, we would go on hikes in the woods. He had a little fear about wild animals, so when we heard a noise he would ask, “What’s that?” I would say, “It’s just a birdie”. He got to the point when he would hear something he would say “don’t worry, it’s just a birdie”. By naming his fear he wasn’t afraid anymore.
Amazing how naming our fear helps us deal with them. I suppose that admitting them helps to releases the fear so we are truthful with ourselves.
Recent events in my life have led me to face my true insecurity, not feeling that I am enough. With all my awareness and work for the past 12 months, I am still facing that demon. Here I am still feeling I’m not enough. How, oh, how can this be? Where, oh, where do these insecurities come? I know they come from me.
But instead of beating myself up about not feeling I’m enough, I’m going to do what my little 2 year old did. When feelings of not being smart enough, or pretty enough, or good enough creep into my thoughts I’m just going to say, “That’s just my insecurity”. Hopefully, by naming it, not hiding it, admitting and embracing it, I will be able to understand, deal with it, and not let the insecurity hold be back.
But instead of beating myself up about not feeling I’m enough, I’m going to do what my little 2 year old did. When feelings of not being smart enough, or pretty enough, or good enough creep into my thoughts I’m just going to say, “That’s just my insecurity”. Hopefully, by naming it, not hiding it, admitting and embracing it, I will be able to understand, deal with it, and not let the insecurity hold be back.
Becoming Jayne……
