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Cartoon description: In the first ābeliefā is in a cup. In the second the cup is in a body of water called post-belief.
I donāt like when people mock religious people. When someone says, āLook at these crazy believers!ā, I think to myself: that was me once. Itās harmful to treat our earlier selves with contempt. You wouldnāt be who you are now if you werenāt who you were then.
Appreciate your roots.
We donāt expect our children to be spiritually mature as soon as theyāre born. We respect their development and delight in their version of being spiritual. We donāt mock their choices. We love their growth. Iām a smart person. I was smart back then too. I take agency for my former selves. I did that because I chose to. That was me! I wonāt shame my former selves from a supposedly superior position now because those former selves are a part of my story. And I promise myself that in the future I wonāt look back at who I am now with disdain either.
Iām at peace and happy.
Sure, there are things that I no longer believe or say or do now, but Iām not ashamed. There are things Iām sorry for, but I wonāt drown in remorse.Ā
I marvel at myself.
I do what needs to be done.
I move on.
When you share your journeys, to me they are lovely. They are so diverse and beautiful. Do you see that? This is how our inner child grows into an adult - when they are loved, embraced, accepted, affirmed, validated, and given space.
Love yourself from beginning to end. Love your whole life. This is how growth happens.
I think this print, Carrying My Inner Child to SafetyĀ is a perfect illustration of this. It was originally a commision for Rebecca but it was loved by so many that I turned it into a print. What do you think?Ā