Channel for Change

"Gonna' sit right down and write myself a letter"

Inner Child Healing Part 4

All the answers we need are within us; the trick is to figure out how to find them. As we mature we push aside valued parts of ourselves such as the inner child, the rebellious teenager or our higher self, further obscuring the messages. In the blog "Come Out, Come Out, Wherever You Are" a visualization recalled our childhood home where we found a younger self hiding. Through dialogue and trust, the adult was able to retrieve our child, integrating them to become whole and healed, no longer separated.

Our society teaches "normal" adults to rely on rational thinking and dismiss their feeling or intuitive sides. Only when we acknowledge  these vulnerable aspects of ourselves can we truly be complete and make decisions based on both logic and emotion. Since all the solutions we need are inside us, it makes sense to tap into this incredible inner wisdom.  But how?

Try writing a letter to yourself asking questions in regular script, then answering them using the hand you don’t normally use in penmanship. It's a way to access parts that may have splintered or have been ignored for years. If you write with your right hand, your non-dominant hand is the left, and vice versa. Your dominant hand is connected to your conscious, thinking side, and the other is linked to your insightful, emotional side.

The process of this type of letter writing is a powerful addition on the journey of healing the inner child or is ideal for seeking inner wisdom from your higher self. Attempting to write with the hand you rarely use, automatically puts you in a child-like position as it is difficult to hold the pen correctly and the letters are barely legible. This makes you feel exposed, which is the state you need to be for this exercise.

The process is potent in childhood healing, because the penmanship resembles a child's scrawl. Another way it works is by giving your conscious mind something concrete to focus on, which frees up the subconscious mind to start remembering and receiving information from your higher self or inner child.

The reason why therapists use this technique so frequently, is because it taps into both the deeply-buried feelings as well as the higher wisdom we choose to disregard when we strive to be thinking, rational adults.

This exercise is an effective first step in reintegrating long-forgotten parts of yourself back into the whole. But don't stop after all your selves have come home, you can always continue writing love letters to yourself. By tapping into your higher self,  the wisdom will be amazing.

Becky Arrington guides individuals and businesses to discover their purpose and live authentically. Whether you’re a company looking for innovative ways to lead and engage employees or an individual trying to prioritize, reduce stress or decide what you want to be when you grow up, learning to accept and thrive in change is key.