The Trance of Fear Early this morning I fell into the most beautiful lucid dream state. It was coupled with this physical sense of buoyancy. The kind of lightness one feels having just dropped all the weight and the burdens upon arriving home from wearing all the heavy armor one wears to move through their … Continue reading The Trance of Fear
"Looking back, I see how the job I lost pushed me to find work that was mine to do, how the “road closed” sign turned me toward terrain I’m glad I traveled, how losses that felt irredeemable forced me to find new sources of meaning. In each of these experiences, it felt like something was … Continue reading An Ode to Autumn Equinox
“Bravery is always more intelligent than fear, since it is built on the foundation of what one knows about oneself: the knowledge of one’s strength and capacity, of one’s passion.” https://www.brainpickings.org/2015/11/09/nicole-krauss-van-gogh-letter/
"Trauma decontextualized in a person looks like personality. Trauma decontextualized in a family looks like family traits. Trauma in a people looks like culture." https://onbeing.org/programs/resmaa-menakem-notice-the-rage-notice-the-silence/#transcript
Along with links to other really meaningful articles. I hope you (will) enjoy Maria Popova's blog as much as I do. https://www.brainpickings.org/2020/06/03/octavio-paz-labirynth-of-solitude/
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