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A letter to my Child self...

  • Writer: Jera
    Jera
  • Dec 18, 2021
  • 1 min read

A letter to my past self...



Dear Past-Self,


I hear you, Love. I hear that you’re tired. I hear that you feel like we’ve finally “arrived”, and all you want to do now is just melt into it, leaving everything else behind. I do hear you.


Sweetheart, I know. I know that we’ve been scared for a very long time. We felt old and weary even before crossing into adulthood. And because we were not allowed to form a secure internal bond with Self, we’ve been looking for it in everyone - anyone - else.


Now that we’ve found ease and love and comfort and safety with another, you want to lay down the pain and healing work. I know.


But remember, sweet Love, we would not have been capable of supporting this connection without the firm foundation of love for Self. And we will not be able to sustain it without continuing to invest in our Self.


How about this -

You rest. Keep the Child company; heal with her. Be small. I will be Big. I will take care of this body and the Life it sustains. I will do the un-fun things, keeping us safe and growing. I won’t give up, and I promise not to drop us.


Be small, sweetheart. We’ll learn a new way, together. I love you, and I always will.


With my whole heart, Current-Self

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Jera Johnston is a compassionate and fierce seeker of Truth. As a peer supporter and communication consultant, she holds the hands of  traumatized and healing people as they find the magical transformation of their individual authenticity. With a grounded connection to her own healing journey and education, she creates trauma-informed resources and environments that support and promote trauma healing for her clients and peers.

Jera has been on her personal trauma recovery journey for 12+ years. Much of her lived learning began with over 4 years immersed in an NonViolent Communication (NVC) and consent-based intentional community. She has served as a Community Council Member at Meadowsong Ecovillage, as well as taking up several teaching roles in NVC and Personal Sustainability Skills at Lost Valley Education Center (and other local organizations). She continues her professional development with groups such as Network for New Culture and Heart of Now. She can additionally be found nose-deep in an article or book by leading healing professionals.

Jera sees her life's work as creating trauma-informed resources and spaces that support & promote trauma healing.

Jera Johnston | Peer Supporter & Communication Specialist

Pacific Northwest, US

Jera@MagicofAuthenticity.com

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