One Prompt: Inner Critic

A reflection to invite liberation and wholeness.

Hi friends,

Last week’s stick figure exercise really shed light on the stark differences between the stability-driven and meaning-driven parts of myself. For most of my adulthood, my split was 90% stability and 10% meaning. That certainly served me — I achieved a lot operating from stability. And yet, I persistently felt like I was missing something. I knew the stability path wasn’t leading anywhere special, but it was so easy to stay on it.

I realized that my inner critic had played a starring role for decades in keeping me on that path. Even now, when my balance skews more toward meaning, that critic is still deeply engrained.

This came into focus for me when I spent a few minutes with a journal prompt. I encourage you to take 10 minutes or so to sit with it this week as well:

“If I were free of my inner critic, I would/could…”

My responses all sound like meaning Lisa. When I’m not letting my inner critic take center stage, I live more in and on purpose. I also feel liberated to:

• be more spontaneous and go with the flow

• be kinder to and celebrate myself

• see abundance and possibility first (rather than scarcity and personal failure)

What might be possible for you when freed from your inner critic — or unimpeded by expectations?

Take good care,
Lisa