Like many of you, I have been sending good thoughts to the family of actor, Bob Saget after his sudden passing last week.
What struck me so profoundly is hearing one person after another reflect upon how kind Bob was. How he treated each person like they were the most loved, important and cherished person in his life.
It got me to thinking about simple kindness and how challenging it can be during these stressful times. I know that when Will – my now teenage son – was young, there were so many times when I was impatient, unkind, sharp, harsh – leaving him probably feeling far from the cherished boy that I wanted him to feel.
Little by little, I had lost myself under the layers of daily responsibilities and unhealed generational patterns. I was disconnected from my authentic Spirit – from Suzi.
Where did I go?
And how did I begin to “retrieve” myself?
I decided to create a 21 Day Kindness Challenge for myself. My intention was simply to “be kind” to myself and those around me for 21 days. If I “lost it,” I’d start back over at day 1.
Simple enough, huh?!
That began a time of very profound healing for me. I was already painfully aware of how impatient I could get with Will, but I also became aware of was how unkind I was to myself! I became aware of how I was speaking to myself, things I was saying to myself about myself – and the way I was saying it. Things I wouldn’t say to my best friend, but things that had become “normalized” in my consciousness.
I began to find COMPASSION for the ways that I’d been indoctrinated to be unrelenting with myself.
If I got impatient with Will, instead of saying,
“I can’t believe I got impatient again with him. I’m the worst mom” …
I began saying,
“It’s so understandable you got impatient, you’ve had such a long day” or “It’s so understandable you got impatient, you’re so freaking hard on yourself!”
I came to experience that Compassion creates Safety and Safety creates a container for deep healing.
Ultimately, I healed generational patterns and my own Spirit reemerged and began to SHINE.
If you are interested in taking a 5 month deep dive course into your own inner healing with me to
* Retrieve and reunite with your Spirit and SHINE
* Create REAL Authentic relationships with your children and those around to FLOURISH
* Heal unprocessed trauma and finally live FREE
* Create a healthier relationship with yourself than ever before
* Assist your clients and family to do the same
Please join me for my Soul Care Coaching Certification: Training in the Art and Practice of Spiritual Psychology! We begin next Tues. Jan 25th!
Please email me at suzi@SuziLula.com if you have any questions!
I’d love to have you with us!
I’m doing an IG LIVE this FRI JAN 21 to share more about my Soul Care Coaching Certification
I so hope you’ll join us!