Book a Free Consultation
 

Having Your Own Back

Nov 22, 2021

Video Blog Transcription:

(00:00):
So when we would get together and do ceremony, there's a couple of times I very distinctly remember something that I would do right before I was ready to let go, cross over, make a big change, and become really vulnerable, to totally let go of control.

While we were often sitting around the fire, I'd look across the fire at my teacher and ask, “Do you have my back? If I let go and this goes south, are you going to be there to help put me back together again?” And he would just smile and say, “Yeah, I got ya.”

The reason I bring this up is that what I found is we can provide this for ourselves and for each other, but in this case, for ourselves. A way to think about it is trusting ourselves and having a relationship with ourselves.

(01:07):
So there's kind of this part of ourselves, the strong, or adult part of ourselves might be holding space for a more vulnerable part of ourselves. You could say our inner child, or the part of me that looked over the fire at my teacher and said, “You got me?” That part of you.

And what it means is you have the back of that part of yourself. We want that part of yourself to be able to rely on you.

It's relying on you to not abandon it. In other words, to not distract yourself from it by getting into some type of medicating feelings, getting really busy, or whatever else to not listen to it, which is a way abandoning it. We kind of abandon ourselves sometimes.

(02:14):
It's promising this part of yourself, this child, or this vulnerable part of yourself, “Look, I'm not going to abandon you.” Just like I said to my teacher, “If this goes south, I'm going to help put you back together again. I'm going to be there for you. We're going to go through the healing.”

And this isn't just in spiritual ceremony, right? It could be if I'm about to fall in love, be really vulnerable in a relationship, or I'm willing to take a big risk with a family member or a friend. We're way outside of our comfort zone, and we're going to just let go and surrender to life in a way, and that’s when this can happen.

And so what I want to invite you to try, much like I did with my teacher, is to assure this vulnerable part of you, this child, this sensitive part of you, this open heart part of you. You could say your heart itself.

(03:18):
You could let your heart know, “Look, I got ya, you can let go. And I promise you I'll do whatever it takes to put us back together again, if you get your heart broken, get burned, betrayed, or whatever else, we will heal, and I will be there for you.”

So that's something to consider. I was thinking about that today, and I just thought I'd share it with you. That is my video for this week. Thank you for watching.

I hope that you have an enjoyable week and a happy Thanksgiving. And that during your week, you consider being there for yourself and really having your own back. So I will see you in a week.

What do you think?

Leave a comment to share your truth on this blog topic below...

Introducing My Free Mini Course

7 Ways to Integrate your Spiritual Nature into your Everyday Life

This online course guides you to bring the spiritual well-being you feel with yoga, meditation, or in nature into your relationship, work, and family. Each of the seven approaches includes an instructive video, guided meditation, and self-inquiry questions.

Sign Up For The Free Course