The School Supplies

Metaphorical Narrative

A child counts coins and buys pencils and notebooks—a clean act of self-care. The Outer Critic twists it into shame.

The King takes the supplies, lifts them into light: “Shame burns. Supplies remain.”

Core Insight

Invalidation can teach the body that meeting needs is wrong. It never was. Self-care stands sovereign.

Saturday Experiment

Buy one small, useful thing today. As you pay, say: “This act is sovereign. Supplies remain.”

Sunday Reflection

List the “supplies” that still remain—tools and acts of care no critic could erase.