👏 You know as I read this post, I remember a moment when I was about 19, learning how to swim with a huge phobia of water and putting my head inside and having this realisation exactly - that only I can save myself and ultimately only I who can take responsibility for what my life it. It was so profound and the illustration you chose perfectly captures that moment for me as well. When you are used to living in trauma and freeze mode and perhaps in community structures that didn't give you the support you need, it is so normal to expect others to save you but realising I was the adult that I needed ultimately allowed me also to create better communities and choose better humans around that could actually support me in need - even though I was perfectly capable of doing it myself. <3
This is such a good read and one that I needed. I am 39 and I have been feeling the absence of community in my last couple years. It’s a weight I’ve carried longer than I’ve realized and it’s one I’m ready to set down to make room to be present in what is. Thank you for this
Wow, I never saw any part of that saying besides the first line. So powerful.
👏 You know as I read this post, I remember a moment when I was about 19, learning how to swim with a huge phobia of water and putting my head inside and having this realisation exactly - that only I can save myself and ultimately only I who can take responsibility for what my life it. It was so profound and the illustration you chose perfectly captures that moment for me as well. When you are used to living in trauma and freeze mode and perhaps in community structures that didn't give you the support you need, it is so normal to expect others to save you but realising I was the adult that I needed ultimately allowed me also to create better communities and choose better humans around that could actually support me in need - even though I was perfectly capable of doing it myself. <3
This is such a good read and one that I needed. I am 39 and I have been feeling the absence of community in my last couple years. It’s a weight I’ve carried longer than I’ve realized and it’s one I’m ready to set down to make room to be present in what is. Thank you for this