When that angry, powerful part comes up, try greeting it with kindness and understanding. Of course it makes sense that it’s here, to protect you and those you love from being hurt again. Even if its method isn’t the “right” way, it makes sense why these feelings arise: this part of you is trying to help in its own way, even if it doesn’t see the full picture. From that knowledge, notice how you feel toward this part.

I have found profound depths of Self/Love through learning to welcome and embrace the parts of myself that want to fight or run. To recognize them as childlike, young, well-intentioned but uninformed, trying to look out for my best interests in the only way that part knows how.

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