Sometimes when we do the risky, scary, vulnerable thing it pays off a thousand fold.
Four years is both no time and many lifetimes.
Some connections can’t be broken. Even if we think they are gone, they are still there on the periphery of our consciousness and in the center of our hearts.
There are things I think are over rated. But then I experience them in a particular way or with a specific person and I suddenly get what all the fuss is about.
We can sleep when we are dead. Also naps are the best. We contain multitudes and multiple seemingly contradictory truths.
He taught me how necessary the breaks were. I will always be grateful for that.
In the liminal processing space. So many possibilities came to light last weekend.
We can want something and not want it at the same time. Sorting out which pull is stronger, where trauma is hiding in either/both, and which is actually good for us is where the work is.
Sleep deprivation can, and often does, affect our filters.
Being concerned about someone doesn’t mean it’s our job to try and fix things/them.
Love can be rekindled. Sometimes it’s the right thing to go back. But only when there has been accountability and growth - on both sides.
We can’t expect perfection. We can expect accountability for actions and changed behaviors.
Timing is A Thing. Allowing things to unfold in their own time as they need and are meant to is a practice.
Certain people can See us. This can feel incredibly vulnerable and overwhelming. It can also feel magical and amazing if we can let it in.
Those moments when you feel nostalgic in real time as it’s all happening.
Being looked at like we are magic. Looking at them like they are magic. Because we all are.
Sometimes we sell ourselves short, settle for less because parts of us don’t believe we can get more or better and then someone reminds us that we not only can, but should.
Being in the unfolding can be incredibly uncomfortable. The more we are able to simultaneously let go of control to allow the natural pace and unfolding while also holding onto our agency and focusing on the things that are ours to move forward is a practice.
We say I Love You in a million different ways that don’t involve the words at all.
Coming home to our bodies is essential. For our healing, growth, evolution. Individually and collectively.
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