Do you remember this Christmas commercial?:
It’s evening and a little boy has unwrapped his Christmas gifts and played with all of his new toys. Nearby, there’s a well-worn stuffed animal, a bunny, I think.
It’s the boy’s oldest, most loved toy. The little boy goes upstairs to bed, leaving the bunny behind in the dark with the other toys.
Left alone, all the toys come to life and talk to each other. The new Christmas toys take turns bragging about what they each can do, touting their capabilities.
One of the more boisterous toys turns to the seemingly forgotten bunny, and asks, accusingly, “what can YOU do?” The bunny looks down at the floor sadly and doesn’t respond.
Then the light comes back on in the room. The little boy realized he had gone to bed without his friend and came back for him.
He grabs up the bunny, hugging it tenderly, and heads back to bed. Every time that commercial aired, I was moved to tears. Thinking about it now, I still get teary-eyed.
I could relate. There have been times in my life I felt just like that little stuffed bunny. I felt left behind and forgotten. I bought into the misguided belief that my worth was tied to my accomplishments or my appearance.
Such a tremendous weight lifted from me when I finally realized that was a huge lie.
Like the stuffed bunny, sometimes we all need to be reminded, or maybe even told for the first time:
It doesn’t matter what you look like, what number displays on your bathroom scale, what you own,
what you do, or how much is in your bank account. You are worthy in this moment, exactly as you are. You are loved more than you will ever know.
One year from now …
Imagine having your mind back as your own space, no longer caught up in worry about what other people think. Imagine being off the hamster wheel of self-sacrifice for good, standing up for yourself and saying “no” without feeling the least bit guilty.
Imagine being kind to yourself when you make a mistake, rather than drowning in a torrent of self-criticism. Imagine the freedom of sharing your whole self with your loved ones, relaxing into your true worth, and knowing you truly belong, flaws and all.
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You’ll come away from the session with a clear plan to hear and act on your inner guidance, that powerful and compassionate part of you that knows EXACTLY who you are and what to do.