I am back, and welcome back to Rooted&Real.
We're going to do five episodes on 'To My Younger Self'.
It's a healing thing, and I'd like you to go for this journey with me.
Now, the first one, actually, I got this inspiration from my brother,
from another mother. He's called (Jackson) Saya.
And thanks, Saya.
So the first bit is 'It Wasn't Your Fault'.
I know you thought if you were quieter, smarter, better,
that it wouldn't have happened.
I know you replayed it and wondered what you did wrong.
But listen to me.
Adults should have protected you.
People should have chosen you.
Their choice is never about your worth.
You were just a kid.
You were just trying to survive.
Just trying to be loved.
Just trying to make sense of things too big for you.
You didn't deserve the confusion.
You didn't deserve the silence.
You didn't deserve to carry that weight.
So put it down now.
It was never yours to carry.
You were a child.
You did the best you could with what you had.
So you're safe now.
You're here now, they can't hurt you.
And I believe you, and I see you, and I'm totally proud of you.
My younger self, we're safe now.
We're healing now.
Yes, I'm telling my younger self, it wasn't your fault, and it never was.
Please leave a comment and tell me how it was for you and 'karibu sana' (welcome)
for the next one, which is, 'You Don't Have To Be Perfect'.
Thank you.