Understanding Yourself
It’s the first step to belonging.
“Belonging starts with self-acceptance. Your level of belonging, in fact, can never be greater than your level of self-acceptance, because believing that you’re enough is what gives you the courage to be authentic, vulnerable and imperfect” Brené Brown
I never really believed that I was enough. I had been adopted as a child and even though my parents were great, I still felt I had been thrown away. I felt I had been disposed of and it seemed to me, that this feeling of rejection was instilled in utero. While I was being formed in my mother’s womb, I was unwanted and these feelings of rejection permeated my subconscious before I was even born. Well, that is my own theory anyway.
It wasn’t until I journeyed to find my birth parents that this sense of abandonment started to mend. The knowledge of my origin, heritage and culture, greatly affected my sense of self-worth. I have come to realise that understanding yourself is the first step to belonging and a sense of belonging has a direct effect on how we view ourselves and the world around us.
