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Creating Capacity.
What does it really mean to create capacity within ourselves? To me, creating capacity is about increasing our ability to be with our own experience — our thoughts, emotions, sensations, and life events — without becoming flooded, shutting down, or needing to escape. It’s not about coping better or pushing through. It’s about having enough space to notice what’s happening and respond with care. When our capacity is limited, even small challenges can feel unbearable. When it g
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The Balance Between Effort and Ease.
What does it mean to find a balance between putting in effort to feel well in ourselves and knowing when to accept periods of ease in life? What does it mean to feel safe enough to be fully relaxed? No stress, worries or fear? Many of us have learned that change only comes through effort — trying harder, pushing through, fixing ourselves. Ease, on the other hand, can feel unfamiliar or even uncomfortable, as though slowing down or softening might mean we’re giving up. For a
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The One Who Sees The Deep.
When I first saw these words written down, I had no idea where they came from. I learned they came from the Epic of Gilgamesh, used to describe his knowledge of the great mysteries of life. For more information, look here and listen here . My personal feeling on these words is one of wonderment and curiosity at what lies in The Deep, what lies in the expanse of each of us that exists as a thinking, feeling human being? But can we ever really know about the mysteries of life
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