yellow wildflower

June 2

June 02, 20262 min read

Not every story I learned about myself belongs to me.


June 2

As children, much of what we learn about ourselves comes from the people and environments around us.

We learn who we think we are.

We learn what we believe we deserve.

We learn what feels safe.

We learn what love looks like.

And sometimes the information we receive is beautiful and true.

Sometimes it is incomplete.

Sometimes it is inaccurate.

And sometimes we unknowingly remain loyal to stories that were never ours to carry.

I am learning that beliefs repeated often enough can begin to feel like truth.

Even when my soul quietly knows otherwise.

Even when my life experiences begin showing me something different.

Even when my heart longs for something more.

Today I become curious.

What stories am I still carrying?

What beliefs am I still protecting?

What old information might still be shaping the way I see myself, love myself, or move through this world?

Awareness creates choice.

And choice creates freedom.

I can gently question the stories that no longer support me.

I can release beliefs rooted in fear, shame, limitation, or survival.

I can remember what my soul already knows.

I am worthy.

I am lovable.

I belong here.

I am enough.

And I forgive myself for remaining loyal to inaccurate information about myself.

Not because I was wrong.

But because I was learning.

Because I was surviving.

Because I was doing the best I could with what I knew.

“Nothing changes if nothing changes.” ~ Mary West

Today I choose small changes.

New thoughts.

New language.

New ways of seeing myself.

New ways of showing up for myself.

“Wherever I go, there I am.” ~Rhiannon Hennessey

So today I choose presence.

Acceptance.

Courage.

Humility.

And I allow my beautiful, divine self to emerge one moment at a time.


Grounding Questions

What belief about myself feels familiar, but may no longer feel true?

If I released one old story today, what new possibility would open?


Luma Dawn Healing

Back to Blog