The stickiness of "us"

𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘴𝘵𝘪𝘤𝘬𝘪𝘯𝘦𝘴𝘴 𝘰𝘧 𝘶𝘴.⁣

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I have been curious about the energy that sticks to me and cause me to contract and feel. I attune and feel these spots in my own body so deeply when I am working with others. I used to "other" and push it away but now I listen deeper to the ache, tingle, discomfort, tension.⁣

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The downloads I receive co-being with folks allow the soothing, moving, softening, and resting of the tensions in our bodies. I don’t believe in “picking up others stuff” anymore. I believe I pick it up because that stickiness and tension already exists in my own tissues—and the co-being, co-healing becomes the space where we play with un-sticking together. ⁣

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𝐀𝐧𝐝 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐞 𝐢𝐬 𝐫𝐢𝐬𝐤 𝐢𝐧 𝐩𝐥𝐚𝐲. ⁣

And we will make mistakes in this practice of play. ⁣

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𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘴𝘵𝘪𝘤𝘬𝘪𝘯𝘦𝘴𝘴 𝘰𝘧 𝘶𝘴.⁣

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It also takes vulnerability and bravery to put down your armor and sword first in a world that feels so violent. ⁣

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To rest when chaos is swirling around us. ⁣

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When a lot of us are literally fighting and begging for our livelihood and survival. ⁣

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This year, I witnessed a conflict where a person broke out in song in their “call in”, went through all the sensations in their body, and then tried to use words to describe their disagreement and pain of the other. This created an amazing friendship and bond between the two who were in “conflict”. It impacted me so deeply, I think about the bravery to choose pause, tenderness, and love in moments of tension. How pause, rest, song, poetry, dance shows up in history with Dr. King’s direct action, non violent movement or Chief Apash Wyakaikt (the whites called him Chief Looking Glass) allowing his fleeing tribe to rest at Bear Paw or the prayer of Ho'oponopono in Hawaiian tradition. ⁣

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What is the song and dance you’re willing to bring to the “battle” to soothe, trust, appreciate, and love all your protectors? ⁣

What does rest look like FOR YOU in tension, in chaos, in battle? ⁣

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What would happen if we walked into conflict with softness—to you, to the other, to the outcome? ⁣

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How do we continue to create the capacity to endure rest and beauty with chaos and tension?