them for trying to protect you and for
keeping you company, but tell them it’s
time to run along now.
Then, replace the feelings you got
from these false rewards with the
feelings of joy and power and
excitement that stepping into who you
truly are and who you’re now becoming
will bring.
Imagine that childish version of
yourself leaving your body and the
powerful adult stepping in. Breathe in
the adult; breathe out the kid and the old
story. It’s like finally taking the keys to
the Ferrari back from the seven-year-old
version of yourself who’s been driving it
all this time, nearly getting you killed.