Time to Step Over the Line

Have you ever had one of those moments where you think, "Did I really just do that?"

Maybe you blurted out something you shouldn't have, or acted in a way that wasn't exactly your finest hour.

Suddenly, that moment is playing on loop in your head, and you can't help but imagine all the ways you could have handled it better.

Ugh, it's like a bad movie that won't stop re-running!

The thing is, the more you dwell on it, the more you're activating your nervous system.

The more stress you feel, the more it puts you in a fight-or-flight state. 

And let's be real—thinking clearly is pretty much off the table. The Inner Child is crying, the Inner Critic is pointing fingers, and the Adult? Totally MIA.

But hey, we've all been there. The trick is to step back and find that calm, logical Adult space where you can actually make some sense of things.

How do you get there?

Let me share a little trick that’s helped me survive many of these cringe-worthy situations 

I call it “drawing a line in the sand,” – just like at the beach, but without finding sand everywhere.

Picture yourself drawing a line, and then step over it. 

On one side is the past (the land of regret and coulda-woulda-shoulda), and on the other side is the future (where things start to look up).

Once you step over that line, the magic happens. 

This act represents acceptance and once there's acceptance, the Inner Child and Critic stop screaming, and the Adult shows up, ready to make some solid decisions.

You can think clearly, maybe offer an apology, or just acknowledge that, yeah, you said something you didn't mean to. Sometimes, the best move is to do nothing at all—just let it go and move on.

The point is, once you're on the other side of the line, the guilt and panic fade, and you can actually breathe again.

So, the next time you catch yourself stuck in a guilt spiral, draw that line in the sand and step over it.

You'll find that life gets a whole lot easier when you give yourself permission to let go of the past. Because, let's face it, you can't change it anyway. 

And once you accept that, you can finally get a good night's sleep.

Hope this little tip helps you out the next time you have one of those "what was I thinking?!" moments.

Trust me, we all have them.

PS: Do you find yourself stressed out and in fight-or-flight mode often? I get it, I've been there. If that's the case, I highly recommend checking out the Safe and Sound Protocol! Some people call it “life-changing!"