KC: Even though I wanted to be a ballerina when I was 5 and was told I was too klutzy to ever dance I honor the dream and love and accept myself anyway
KC: Even though I was told what I’d be when I grew up by adults I acknowledge and honor my crushed dreams and love and accept myself
KC: Even though I was criticized and belittled around my dreams and desires I acknowledge and honor my little heart for wanting to explore those occupations
EB: I was told I was too klutzy
SE: I was ridiculed
UE: I learned not to voice my dreams
UN: To imagine what I wanted to be when I grew up
CH: I let them stifle my dreams
CB: I let them tell me what I’d be
UA: I learned to not question it
TH: I learned to deny what made my heart sing
EB: It hurts not to know what makes me happy
SE: It hurts not to know what my life’s purpose is
UE: It hurts to never know if I might have been a good dancer
UN: There is all this anger
CH: There is all this disappointment
CB: All this regret
UA: At least I’m starting to voice it now
TH: I think I’ll place all my anger and frustration on the rubbish heap
EB: I think I’ll let myself remember what I thought I might enjoy when I grew up
SE: I can try related interests and occupations
UE: I could take a dance class
UN: I could let my heart lead me to things that I enjoy and explore them more
CH: Maybe I can discover what my true passion is at this age
CB: Yes, I can say YES to where my heart leads me today
UA: What swells my heart and brings me joy
TH: Even if it remains a hobby---it will be my passion and no one will dim my light this time
Breathe in through the nose and out through the mouth- ahhhh
CB: Letting myself remember what makes me happy---letting myself play “pretend” as if I was a five year old
When fear starts creeping in tap on the UE and say: “I allow myself to play pretend and ask my heart what it would LOVE to do. It’s not to late to discover my passion.”