Inner Parenting

Today I can hear the voice of my inner child saying ‘but I don’t wanna’.  I am very grateful for the inner parent part of me I have worked so hard to develop.  This is a parent that loves, challenges, coaxes, guides, and encourages and who is very different than what I experienced originally.  Without this part of me, I can be very mean to myself or completely neglectful.  Through the patient coaching and modeling of others, I have learned to become the parent I so desperately needed.

 

I reflect with gratitude on those who have walked this journey with me.  I choose to treat myself with the conscious intention of compassion and balance they have shown me.  I will wrap my heart around my inner child patiently listening to her feelings and tenderly caring for her needs.