We gather the remembering of seven generations
It is said that in our bodies, we gather the remembering of the seven generations that came before us. Seven generations of men and women that lived before us. Seven generations of women that certainly went through similar journeys.
But we are so lucky and we’re not always remembering how much.
Today, it’s easier for us to share with other women what we’re going through. It wasn’t. We can share the ups and downs of our journey with our partners. Many couldn’t. We can open up. We can share. We can ask for help. We can find groups for supports. We have access to many therapies to help us make sense of and overcome our challenges. Many didn’t have any of that. These stories weren’t talked about. They were hidden. Most of the time lived in shame and extreme loneliness. Since I’ve been working with women, I’ve heard of so many stories. But we don’t have to do that anymore. We’re so lucky.
The women before you went through so much and they still survived. And so did you. She gave you all she had. Though usually we feel it wasn’t enough, that they should have worked less, praised more, given more attention, love, taken better care of us, shouted less, heard more - but what if it was all she had to give you based on what she herself as a daughter and a woman received?
When I remember I’m carrying with me the remembering of seven generations before me, I feel my story is not only helping me heal myself and other women around me, but also the women before me and my daughter. The fact that today, we are given this opportunity to heal ourselves is such a gift and it needs to be seen. We need to use that gift for us, the women around us, the women before us and for our children. Because when you heal, you heal your children in the same exact way.
If it’s something that gives you courage to look for solutions, to take care of yourself, of your mental health on your journey and empower you to find happiness and meaning, that’s amazing. I hope it does.
