Notice what surfaces today in the language you use with yourself. You may recognize some unpleasant ghosts from your past, but greeting them with kindness will open the door to awareness. If you catch yourself traveling down a well-worn path of self-criticism, tend to the part of you hogging your internal mic. Ask them what they need. Remind them that they’re safe. When you do, you honor your shadows as much as your light. You begin to tell a new story.