Bringing Compassion to the Recurrence of Old Patterns
Try filling in the blanks and saying this to yourself:
“Due to the stress and demands of __________(situation), it seems that I have forgotten or lost contact with __________(resources or progress) and that I have reverted to an old pattern of __________(old pattern that had improved before).
It makes sense that in the face of this stress, my body would reach for an old source of comfort or safety.
I forgive myself for this perceived regression.
I offer compassion to the places in me that feel afraid and unsafe.
I slow down, I breathe, I soften, and I intentionally reach out or drop down to connect with __________(resources).
With gentleness and kindness, I allow myself time and space to soften, connect, and integrate.”
Mine: “Due to the stress and demands of illness and reduced income, it seems that I have forgotten or lost contact with the soft sweet knowing that I am deeply loved and safe and that I have reverted to an old pattern of constriction, disconnection and alarm.
It makes sense that in the face of this stress, my body would reach for an old source of comfort or safety. I forgive myself for this perceived regression. I offer compassion to the places in me that feel afraid and unsafe.
I slow down, I breathe, I soften, and I intentionally reach out or drop down to connect with softness, tenderness, spaciousness and the remembrance that I am deeply loved.
With gentleness and kindness, I allow myself time and space to soften, connect, and integrate.”