Today, my daily prayer book focused on our "shadow" - the dark side of our lives and personalities. It was an uncomfortable read given how familiar I am with this side of myself at the moment.
Things in our shadow are not just our faults. Our shadow is bigger than that and includes all of our potential to be truly nasty. I believe this is an inherent trait in all humans. The question then is what to do about it.
My prayer book offered a suggestion - to accept my shadow - to love it unconditionally and to not run away from it. For it is only when we stand and face that which we do not like that we can finally overcome it.
I made a mental list of the things that I believe live in my shadow. For today, I will do everything I can to merely accept these things without wanting to change them, forget them or run away from them. They are just another part of me - a part that doesn't have to rule my world, but a part that needs to be acknowledged and loved for what it is.
I am human. I am woman. I am imperfect. I am many things both good and bad and I will knowingly love each part of myself fully and unconditionally.
Today, I simply am.
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