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I’ve been thinking a lot recently about how much I and those around me numb ourselves to every little uncomfortable feeling. Given everything happening in the word, it feels easier that way. It’s easier to pick up your phone to distract or smoke a blunt to calm down or drink a cup of coffee to mask the exhaustion. And I don’t fault any of us. But recently, i’ve been trying to push myself (within reason) to simply sit with it. To sit with myself. To feel where in my body these feelings come from. Where they settle. Where they move to. Allowing yourself the generosity and space for your mind to sort something out is an immense privilege.
Stay gentle. Stay kind.
4d ago
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been on a CPTSD healing journey in somatic therapy and for the first time in my life, I’ve made peace with not being able to control how other people feel. by surrendering control and ending the habit of intellectualizing my feelings, I ride the wave of each embodied feeling, letting myself cry or shake or groove or stretch. as a result, I’ve found it easier to avoid self-betraying (by people pleasing or fawning).
I’ve found my center 🥲
May 28, 2025
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This is a moment of suffering.
Suffering is a part of life.
May I be kind to myself in this moment.
May I give myself the compassion that I need.
I keep this pinned in my notes app even though I have it memorized by now, it’s just nice to always see it when I‘m searching for something I’ve noted!
It’s helped me a lot to touch on this sentiment whenever I’m in a tough moment. We can all afford to be a little kinder to ourselves, especially when we’re struggling 🤝
Apr 19, 2025
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Its ok to be sensitive sometimes. I’m working on this, because i’ve always been told by friends that I am too sensitive and things are not that serious. But we shouldn’t have to put our feelings aside because people don’t know how to be compassionate.
Don’t forget to think about how your actions and words feel to those around you❤️
Jan 9, 2025
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