🌑 Soft Steps Through the Dark — Part 3
- Root & Rising
- Aug 13
- 3 min read
Rewriting the Story: Choosing a New Truth
If you’ve followed the steps so far, you’ve bravely met your shadow and traced the roots of a belief that’s been quietly shaping how you see yourself.
That belief may have protected you once. It may have helped you feel safe or accepted. But if you’re here now, it’s because you’re ready to let something new take root in its place.
✨ P.S. If you’d like a gentle companion for this journey, my Soft Steps Companion Workbook is now available — packed with prompts, reflections, and creative spaces to explore your shadow work. Grab your copy here »
This is where the magic of healing begins—when you stop living in the story that was handed to you, and begin writing your own.
🌿 A Loving Reminder
You are not defined by who you had to be to survive.
You are free to become who you’re meant to be.
✍️ Journal Prompt:
“What truth am I ready to believe about myself instead?”
Now ask yourself:
What is actually true about me today?
What would I tell my younger self if I could hold them now?
What do I want to start believing—even if it feels unfamiliar?
What truth feels supportive, loving, or empowering?
Let your new truth be kind. Let it come from your soul, not your fear.
Examples:
Old belief: “I’m too much.” → New truth: “My emotions are valid, and I am beautifully full of life.”
Old belief: “I’ll never be enough.” → New truth: “I am whole exactly as I am.”
Old belief: “I always mess things up.” → New truth: “I am learning and growing, and that is enough.”
🕯️ Ritual:
The New Truth Mirror Ritual
You’ll need:
A mirror (handheld or bathroom mirror)
Your journal
Optional: affirming music or soft candlelight
Set your space. Breathe. Ground. Light a candle if you’d like.
Stand or sit in front of the mirror. Look softly into your own eyes. No judgment. Just presence.
Speak your new truth aloud. Say it slowly. Say it like you mean it—even if your voice shakes.
Example:
“I am worthy of love. I am safe to be myself. I no longer need to shrink to feel accepted.”
Repeat it 3 times, or as often as feels good. Let it settle into your body.
Close your eyes and place your hand on your heart. Whisper:
“This is who I choose to be now.”
To support your practice, I created a mini ritual card you can print or tuck into your journal. 🔽
💌 Gentle Integration
Write your new truth on a sticky note and place it where you’ll see it often—your mirror, journal, altar, or phone lock screen.
Repeat it daily. Let it become a spell you’re casting over your own life.
You are allowed to believe in your worth.
You are allowed to begin again.
You are rewriting your story—and that is powerful magic.
With love,
Blessed Be,
Bobbi Ann
🌿 If today’s post spoke to you, the Soft Steps Companion Workbook offers more prompts, guided reflections, and creative exercises that pair with each part of this series. Learn more here.
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