I went through some trauma a few years ago and it shook me to the core of my being. I couldn't function. I couldn't think. I felt worthless, tossed aside, and hated.
It took many months before I began crawling out of the hole of despair and I still have days that I fight to quiet the voice of shame in my head. Recently my mentor said something that helped shift my thinking.
She asked, "When did you give your power away?"
At first, I didn't like the question. The person who inflicted the trauma stole my power. The trauma was not something I invited or even wanted and it left me defeated. But that's not what she meant. My mentor wanted me to pinpoint the time and space that I gave away my freedom to the voice of shame. When did I regard the condemning thoughts and feeling of others above my own self-worth?
Since that valuable conversation, I've purposed in my heart to take back my power. In reality, this looks like quieting the voice of shame. It looks like telling condemnation it has no place in my heart and mind. It's taking the lies that I hear in my head and replacing them with the truth.
"For if you embrace the truth, it will release more freedom into your lives." John 8:32
How are you taking your power back? I'd love to hear your comments below.