Thank you for sharing all of these important and pertinent points. I experience a lot of overwhelm/freeze response in relation to obtuse and terrifying political topics and staying informed is a struggle. Thank you for sharing about your client. It shows me how powerful movement practices can empower in other aspects of life.
I really hear you on the freeze and overwhelm with political stuff-- I think so much of it is designed to "make" us feel that way. It's good to hear you're taking care of yourself and limiting the intake when you need to-- I have to do that for myself as well. These are incredibly difficult things to stay informed about (in my opinion!)
Really good to hear the client story resonated, too. I find there's so much carryover between our movement practices and other areas of our lives.
Loved this post Laura. Yes, I am a Cassandra, never looked at it this way. And so often I felt the curse of knowing and seeing the unseen. It can be uncomfortable and I often feel misunderstood as an outlier because I don't conform to the group mind. But I realize the gift of living as a sensitive, intuitive being.
Watching the beautiful palms be killed off by a fungus - and metaphorically all that is represented. The changes in the communities where I once felt seen, heard, understood, connected, now seem nearly unrecognizable...but perhaps it's me that has grown different. The wave of deep regret over the years of being silenced, unable to defend others with even less of a voice. The array of confusing feelings that arise when Troy does fall, just as I knew it would - certainly not satisfaction for having known it was coming.
Thank you for this post, bringing this into my conscious awareness, and this space for reflection.
So beautifully said, Laura! For myself, I feel how the grief and the regret are tied in knots with the love. It is confusing. Grateful to share in it with you.
Thank you for sharing all of these important and pertinent points. I experience a lot of overwhelm/freeze response in relation to obtuse and terrifying political topics and staying informed is a struggle. Thank you for sharing about your client. It shows me how powerful movement practices can empower in other aspects of life.
I really hear you on the freeze and overwhelm with political stuff-- I think so much of it is designed to "make" us feel that way. It's good to hear you're taking care of yourself and limiting the intake when you need to-- I have to do that for myself as well. These are incredibly difficult things to stay informed about (in my opinion!)
Really good to hear the client story resonated, too. I find there's so much carryover between our movement practices and other areas of our lives.
Loved this post Laura. Yes, I am a Cassandra, never looked at it this way. And so often I felt the curse of knowing and seeing the unseen. It can be uncomfortable and I often feel misunderstood as an outlier because I don't conform to the group mind. But I realize the gift of living as a sensitive, intuitive being.
Cassandras are some of my favorite people for sure-- yourself included! 😘
So much of this resonated with me...
Watching the beautiful palms be killed off by a fungus - and metaphorically all that is represented. The changes in the communities where I once felt seen, heard, understood, connected, now seem nearly unrecognizable...but perhaps it's me that has grown different. The wave of deep regret over the years of being silenced, unable to defend others with even less of a voice. The array of confusing feelings that arise when Troy does fall, just as I knew it would - certainly not satisfaction for having known it was coming.
Thank you for this post, bringing this into my conscious awareness, and this space for reflection.
So beautifully said, Laura! For myself, I feel how the grief and the regret are tied in knots with the love. It is confusing. Grateful to share in it with you.
Thank you Laura for the powerful and important piece. ❤️
💚Thank you, Jann!