...every place we exit under the influence of fight or flight, every moment the nervous system declares too much and pulls us toward the door, something of us stays behind.
Reminds me of the old "Ride the Wave" work with the steps: Breathe, Relax, Feel, Watch, Allow. This is a tool in my toolbox I do pull out often and am grateful I remember and am able to use it in those moments of nervous system shock!
David, (awesome story, thank you!) have you read Michael Meade's 'why the world doesn't end'? You already have the wisdom he writes about, but it is a powerful work. If you haven't yet, I think you will enjoy it very much. It's one of my favorites, and your article today takes me right back there.
“It takes enormous energy to build a life based around the places we’ve decided we cannot go.” This is such a beautiful necessary word for the modern age. My goodness.
Reminds me of the old "Ride the Wave" work with the steps: Breathe, Relax, Feel, Watch, Allow. This is a tool in my toolbox I do pull out often and am grateful I remember and am able to use it in those moments of nervous system shock!
David, (awesome story, thank you!) have you read Michael Meade's 'why the world doesn't end'? You already have the wisdom he writes about, but it is a powerful work. If you haven't yet, I think you will enjoy it very much. It's one of my favorites, and your article today takes me right back there.
Thank you so much! I will definitely check out Meade’s writing.
“It takes enormous energy to build a life based around the places we’ve decided we cannot go.” This is such a beautiful necessary word for the modern age. My goodness.
Love you Bobby Jo and yes, to be able to see all that building unraveling is a beautiful thing.