A quote about creating ourselves rather than destroying ourselves struck a chord in me the other day. It got me thinking about the times in life where I was being destructive towards myself and how important it was to pause and start to practice "deconstruction"/"reconstruction", instead. There are days that are so super shitty and there always will be, AND there are all the days in between where we can hopefully enter practices that help us to connect to our hearts and begin to realize that "you" are "the one" you needed all along, hand in hand with everyone else, no longer needing a certain something or someone to make you "okay" or "whole".... beginning to live your life rooted into who you are rooted in love and cherishing the rest as a bonus (or grieving losses that may (and will) arise)..... I also recognize that I am very privileged to have had the "space" and finances/help to be able to practice moving towards healing alongside counselling. I do not take this for granted and hope to be a healing presence within our world. I also would like to say that this should not be a "privilege" this is something every human should have.