You Think You’re Avoiding the Shadow—But You’re Living Inside It

You’re already doing shadow work.

Just not the kind that heals you.

You’re living through your shadow every single day—

when you silence your truth to keep the peace,

when you shrink yourself to be liked,

When you only say things that other people want to hear to avoid being judged , criticized

When you over work yourself because you feel like if you don’t then you’re behind

when you judge others because their freedom triggers your repression.

When the emotional expression of others makes you cringe

when you’d rather blame & focus on what everyone else has done to you, aren’t doing besides yourself

When you can’t commit to any of your goals because of self doubt. Even half doing them & confirming what you already think about yourself

You’ve mistaken avoidance for control,

but the shadow doesn’t disappear just because you don’t look at it.

It grows louder in the background—

in your anxiety, your guilt, your comparisons, your self-doubt.

What you won’t face is already leading your life.