Jenny Lemon

I’ve been reading a lot of parenting books as of late. I am not a parent, but I am so drawn to these books. At first I didn’t know why I was searching for parenting books at the bookstores. When I held them in my hands I would feel joy, excitement and a burst of energy. As I have been reading them I realize why I am drawn to them. I am drawn to them because they are helping me heal my inner child. They’re helping me learn how to parent her. They are helping me learn to love her. To understand her. To give her all the tools she desired as a child. They are helping me to be gentle with her. These books have helped heal parts of me I didn’t know I needed healing in these ways.

And from these books I am learning to heal. To show up for others in a new way. And to lead in a way that feels good to me.

A daily check in that calls me back to what it is I want my day to feel like.

I say this to myself a lot.
I curl up in the shadow.
I hide.
I keep my feelings to myself.

But it doesn’t let me move forward.
I’m stuck.
I’m alone.

Until I see my light.
The voice that’s sometimes small.
It grows inside of me.
Urges me to see,
That these feelings are ok.
Speaking them out loud help me release.
Help me connect.
Help me find peace.

My light fuels me to go forward.
My light feeds me to be gentle.
My light guides me to healing.

Sending light always,

Jenny