“Sometimes taking a step forward is taking a step backwards.”
The other day, as I was having a conversation with Tildet Varon, this thought came to mind.
As she shared her own experience with this topic, in particular when she chose to revisit a certain pain point in order to move forward within her healing journey, I started thinking about my own experience.
I asked myself, “When was the last time I had to take a step backwards, yet still continued to progress forward?”
I immediately thought of the relationship with my birth Mom.
In particular, the days, when I chose to forgive her and accept her role for what it was. As I shared before in other articles, it was challenging for me to revisit the past.
There were many layers that I had to work through in order to see her like I do today.
I remember starting with acknowledging the situations as I saw them, then breaking down how the society wanted me to see her, followed by asking myself internally how I’d like to see her without the societal expectations.
I’m sure there were multiple other steps in between, but you get the point.
It was at this point, I realized that sometimes taking a step forward is taking a step backward.
Revisiting the pain in order to step into the healing.
As you think about your own journey, “When have you had to take a step backward in order to take a step forward?”
