I am thrilled to see the community grow in this Bright Life neighborhood! Creating meaningful conversations between like-minded folks has been a dream of mine, so it truly makes me happy to see you here. I am honored to have your trust and time, I don’t take either lightly. Thank you.
I have been thinking about change, the kind of renewal that brings you closer to your center as opposed to fixing various pieces. Acknowledgment of the path your soul has been beckoning you toward - that kind of change. In the upcoming weeks of The Bright Life, we will be talking about creating your toolbox so that, come the new year, you are prepared to step forward to your deepest yearning. I hope you join me.
In my last post, The First Step to Creating Change, I stressed the need to disengage from Loudypants to move toward Wholeness. In the comments, my friend
shared how he got rid of his negative self-talk. I loved the idea so much I wanted to tell you about it:My LoudyPants actually has a name. His name is Larry. Larry was a drunken, fearful, opinionated shit. My friends would actually say “Yeah OK Larry” when I was at my worst.
About a year into my sobriety I held a backyard funeral with my AA sponsor and a few friends and we buried Larry. In his little tiny box (because he is a tiny-minded but big mouthed freak) we put an empty pint of Johnny Walker and some notes written by me/us to send him into the beyond. Larry doesn’t drop by as much these days, but his ghost pops in occasionally in moments of stress or fear to remind me of how far I’ve come. I now have the tools to banish Larry back to the grave.
Wholeness. My peaceful soul.
I love the idea of adding ritual as a tool to quiet the part of us that brings out our worst. A simple act of meaning - done intentionally - can demonstrate the urgency we hold about moving through the world in a different way, one where we feel better. Thank you, Dee!
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