Last week, I got stung by a bee.

I kept asking myself how and why did that happen.

As I hiked this morning, a story emerged.

The bee wasn’t attacking me.

The bee was simply being a bee.

It buzzed close to my ear.

My nervous system interpreted that buzz as danger.

I flailed.

The bee, now frightened by my sudden movements, did what frightened creatures do.

It protected itself.

It stung.

And suddenly I wondered…

What if neither of us was actually acting from our true nature?

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Quick, actionable ideas for this week:

Noticing a negative feeling, emotion, thought….

It’s likely your survivor child feeling unsafe
Before taking action:

STOP
Slow down
Tune in
Observe
Pause

Reparent that child inside
Regroup with that young teen
Reclaim the voice of your young adult self
Remember you are whole, loved, lovable and imperfectly perfect and perfectly perfect
Resource yourself-be present to the NOW
Rejoice that you are alive in this body and can feel whatever is coming up right now