I used to struggle with emotions from my past repeatedly showing up and derailing me from previous progress I had made.
Then I started getting really curious about those emotions when I was out on a backpacking trip… and you know what happened?
All of that solitude (even though I was with other people) allowed me to get even more intimate with those issues. Confront them. I wasn’t able to hide from them.
Over time, I learned to be more gentle with myself when those emotions showed up.
I got better at identifying the emotions as they were coming down the pipe.
I learned how to ask for support.
I leaned into the silence that only solitude in nature can bring.
I prayed.
I meditated.
I sat with the silence.
I looked around at all of the beautiful nature and did my best to look at it with a child’s eyes.
How do you handle past emotions that repeatedly show up and attempt to derail you?