Cherishing Me by Moira Dadd

Author:Moira Dadd
Language: eng
Format: epub

Cynicism

Letter to the cynical child

Here, I am imagining sitting in a relaxing place in nature with my inner child at a slightly older age, around thirteen. She has become very cynical and untrusting of everything and everyone in her world.

My Beautiful Child,

How my heart breaks for you, my sad, tragic girl. Now you have become a teenager, and it is so painful to see you struggling to recognise who you are as a person. All you see is nothingness and shallowness, and yet, you still yearn to feel loved and acknowledged.

Sometimes this gets you into trouble at school because you behave inappropriately in your longing for attention. I know you are so loving and kind inside, but no one sees this part of you because you hide it away for fear of judgement, criticism, and rejection.

I am so sad to see you becoming so cynical, but I completely understand it. You have so much evidence that your life is meaningless and that no one cares about you or loves you, that you inevitably expect only negativity from the world around you. It causes me so much pain to know that you cannot see any good in anyone or any situation and I promise you that I will change that.

I am here with you now and I know everything that is in your heart. I know how cruelly you have been treated and misunderstood by others and I assure you that I will never allow that to happen to you again.

You are safe with me, and I promise to be with you always. You can talk to me and tell me everything that is in your heart so that gradually you can learn to trust me and trust that the world is a friendly place which wants to greet you lovingly.

I know that you believe it is naïve to trust, that you must always be cynical because it keeps you safe and protected from unexpected rejection, but I promise you that you will never, ever again be subjected to the daily unkindness that has become so deeply ingrained into your expectations because I won’t allow it.

I am taking care of you now and you can trust me always. There is no longer any need for cynicism. It has never made you feel happy, but I understand it was your way of understanding your world and doing your best to survive in it.

Please forgive me for not understanding you earlier. It is never too late, and I am here now. I love you and I know I will soon convince you to love life so that together we can play, have fun, dance, and be joyful. You have so much to offer the world and I will help you to achieve great things.

With all my love always,

Your Adult Self

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