One Foot in Front of the Other

By Laura Palermo

My journey until this point has been a bit of a rollercoaster ride. For me, it has been essential to look back on my experiences. Not to beat myself up about the “mistakes” I have made. Or, to consider how I could have done things differently. I look back to see how all these steps—however difficult—have been necessary for my self-growth and so that, through my work, I may support others on their journey.

If someone had told me 15 years ago that I would be doing the work I am doing now, I would have had trouble believing them. Over five years ago, a gifted healer told me that I was a healer myself (I feel everyone has this same innate ability in some capacity). She said there were situations and relationships in my life that were in the way of this. I had some things to work through before I could embark on that journey.

The thing is, it wasn’t until I started learning healing modalities, and taking psychic development classes that I was truly ready to heal and let go of the past. To do healing work, you don’t have to be fully healed. It is a constant process, peeling back the layers of the onion to reveal layers that you didn’t even know were there until it was time to let them go. As I continue my journey, every bit of progress I make towards my self-healing helps me in my work with others.

Now, regarding this “layers” business, some experiences leave an invisible mark that lays dormant until the time comes when another experience triggers it to resurface. Just because the effect is unnoticeable for a time, doesn’t mean that it is not there. What I feel is critical to remember is that you are not the person these traumas/issues have made you believe that you are; you are much more.  I am all for seeing a spiritual healer when you need a loving nudge forward (sometimes we need one). But ultimately, we’re all responsible for the steps we take forward. Otherwise, it is so easy to fall back into the same issues which in turn means we spend so much more time, energy and even money on trying to “fix” things.

I decided to write this series of blog posts in the hopes of inspiring others to take the necessary steps for their self-healing. These posts are not meant to spark sympathy or to toot my own horn; I write them to remind you that you are not alone and out of every situation, there is something you can take with you that can help you move forward.

I look forward to sharing these articles with you.