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'At 23 years old, I was the youngest on my Process by a stretch. What was comforting about getting to know some of the older participants is that they wished they had done this work a lot earlier in their life and to me that showed I’m on the right track. They’d been carrying their patterns around for so long, putting trauma on top of trauma. I felt moved that they had been suffering like that for over half their life. I felt lucky to have done it so young and I honestly wish everyone could experience doing the Process.
When the Process ended and we went back to our ordinary lives, I had a relaxed aura. I remember marvelling at the angry drivers on the roads while I felt serene and zen. As life proceeded, deadlines began to come in and life can rub me up the wrong way – but deep inside I’m not as reactive and I’ve the tools now to navigate confidently through life. I know my values and priorities, I’ve a new perspective and I stay in my lane with the things that are important to me. We’re all big kids just trying to figure things out, who cares what others think?!
Something I learned from the Process is kindness; be as kind to yourself as you’d be to others. It’s easy to be self critical and I’d beat myself to a pulp with my negative thoughts and self talk, always convincing myself of inadequacy, but now I find it much easier to recognise and change that into something constructive rather than destructive. Inferiority is one of my toxic traits but I now believe I’m a perfect work in progress, always striving to better myself day by day.'
Thank you to Joe for sharing his Process Story. You can read it in full here.
To see Joe's work, visit @constructbarberstudio on Instagram
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