"You stay with that person through anything, they will put you through everything."
Think about that.
Even nobility has its limit. Whether it's a coworker, a friend, or anyone else—we all have breaking points.
It's time out for appearing strong for others while you're breaking inside. Keeping up pretenses for the very thing that's destroying you causes permanent damage. Damage that will take years to fix.
The sooner you catch it, the better.
Acknowledgment is beautiful. It's when you realize you're not a doormat. Even when you feel embarrassed by what you allowed yourself to accept.
What happened that made you believe it was OK?
Here's a question: could what you're dealing with be generational?
If medically we inherit things that fall in family lines—diabetes, heart disease, cancer—what if there are behavioral patterns you're battling that are in yours too?
An old mentor used a phrase: trace it, face it, and erase it.
The world says
you're overthinking it, just let it go. But what if the only way to let it go is to understand where it came from?
When you're flooded with ideas, you do a brain dump. You sit down and get everything out—notes, paper, wherever. The goal is to clear your head so you can focus on what actually matters.
When you're trying to remember everything, it creates chaos in your brain. But when you dump it out and decide what's important, you can focus on the root cause.
Do that with your life.
Dump it all out. The responses. The patterns. The things you shy away from saying. The things you feel obligated to do. When these things show up.
You may say, "I don't know much about my family history." That's fine. Start with yourself. As you journal, you'll begin to see patterns. Patterns in how you respond. Patterns in what triggers you. Patterns in what you avoid.
This is not a quick fix. But it's how you begin to understand yourself. And when you do this, you're on the path to becoming who you were created to be.
This will calm your mind.
Today's society keeps you so distracted that you never calm your mind. And if you never calm your mind, you can never heal.
Calm your mind. Journal. Begin tracing your life.
I'd love to know how it goes. Drop me a line at excavation@jackieoverstreet.com. I'm truly interested in where you're at on your journey.
The Soul Esteem Freedom Journal was created for this—to help you do a brain dump on your life, trace the patterns, face the truth, and erase what was never meant to be yours.
Blessings to you. And as always, sincerely, Jackie.
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