Sunday prompt: How can you claim your experience?
I hide behind language that avoids the very brave, bold, and scary-as-hell act of claiming my experience.
In my writing, I often use ‘we’ rather than ‘me’ when speaking about an insight I’ve gained. I thought that using ‘we’ would feel inclusive. Speaking from ‘me’ felt so… self-obsessed.
But what I was actually doing was assuming shared backgrounds and letting myself off the hook from speaking my truth.
Also, let’s be real, we’re all a little self-obsessed — especially us self-helpers.
When I share my truth by claiming my experience, not by dressing it up with flowers and spiritually bypassing terms, I come into more direct contact with my life. I begin to (dare I say, ‘align’) with how to truly be of service rather than sitting on a self-made pedestal preaching bullshit.
Writing is both my escape and my portal. When I skirt around my truth, it’s my escape. When I claim my experience, it’s my portal.
What is your portal? How do you claim your experience?
Some journaling prompts:
When have I felt fear around being honest about my experience?
When I tune into my body, what does truth want to say?
What keeps me from honouring my truth?
What does ‘claiming’ my experience feel like?
What are some ways I can own my experience right now?
What makes me feel safe?
Who do I feel safe around?
What does intuition feel like?
What are some ways my intuition is communicating with me?
How does truth allow me to be of service?
Happy reflection!