Something I do every single day that has genuinely changed my life is this. I keep 10 or more reminders in my phone that repeat daily. Not random quotes. The ones that feel potent for this season of my life. Every day, I read them. But I don’t just skim the words. I pause. I feel them. And I look for proof. One of my reminders says “My name is Justin Peters, and only good things happen to me.” When I read it, I don’t rush past it. I’ll repeat it two or three times. And as I do, I start remembering all the good things that have already happened. The conversations. The breakthroughs. The moments that could’ve gone wrong… but didn’t. What that does is it turns on something in the brain called the reticular activating system. It’s the filter that decides what you notice and what you miss. When you train it to look for what’s working, what’s supportive, what’s unfolding in your favor… you start seeing more of it. Not because you’re lying to yourself. But because it was always there and you weren’t tuned to it. And when these reminders aren’t just read, but felt… when you can actually find evidence for them in your own life… You don’t just change your mindset. You start creating a completely different world to live in.

Your inner child is the part of you that still holds your earliest experiences of love, fear, and belonging. When those needs weren’t fully met, that younger part learned to survive... by pleasing, hiding, or shrinking. Those patterns aren’t flaws. They’re protection.And healing isn’t about blaming the past... it’s about finally meeting that part of you with love instead of judgment. When you reconnect with your inner child, you don’t just heal old wounds…you rediscover joy, creativity, and self-trust the parts of you that were never truly lost. Try This: “The Letter Practice” Find a quiet moment today. Write a short letter from your adult self to your younger self. Say what you wish someone had said back then:“I see you. You’re safe now. I’ve got you. ”Then write a reply from that younger part... let them tell you what they need. Do this once a week and watch your heart soften. What’s one thing your younger self needed to hear ... that you can tell them today? Drop it below in the comments. Let’s remind the younger parts of us that we made it home and that they can rest. The Healing Circle