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Don't mention it

I can relate so much to this, honestly - it feels so insanely powerful, and our bodies really aren't able to cope with that level of energetic charge if we haven't trained them to do so, lack of focus makes mind and body brittle and unyielding. This is why body-centred practices are so incredibly important, I believe. You're right, you really can't help it - resisting it is a reflex and you really don't have very much control over it, that's your limbic system going into survival mode I believe. So you have to entrain your body to relax resistance - this is where your allowing practice comes in, be consistent in your practice and it'll gradually get easier, I promise, your body will slowly become entrained so that the energy can gradually work through any energetic blockages in your system. It can seem so fucking futile and frustrating at times, but you'll start to see results if you stick with it - I promise. And then once you do start to see results, that'll give you the motivation to keep going. Consistency of practice is everything, as is trust in the process. I know, Gianna, I completely get where you're coming from - it's hugely challenging, and it can be so very maddening and deflating at times. It can require more discipline and patience of you than you might have believed you possessed, but just keep up your practice and things will gradually get better, even though it might seem hopeless at times.

Just so, so beautiful, this is wisdom The wisdom of the heart, as I've come to think of it.

So, so beautiful, Esilda...

This is amazing, Preety, I love this

@Preety_India

You're wonderful, Preety, I love you so much

Your desire and passion is so beautiful and strong, Esilda. So is your anger, sorrow, vulnerability, fear - all of it, and you express it so beautifully and fearlessly. I love you so fucking much, my darling. Keep going.

Brings to mind a Marianne Williamson quote: 'Our deepest fear is not that we are inadequate. Our deepest fear is that we are powerful beyond measure. It is our Light, not our Darkness, that most frightens us.' I feel like there's so much truth in that, for me at least. What is it that scares me? Responsibility? Being seen?

I had one girlfriend who always seemed to be attracted to Geminis for some reason (I'm also a Gemini). Astrology has a certain romantic sort of charm to me, though I'm not sure I entirely buy it - I mean that particular girlfriend was like a mirror image of me, and she was a different star sign altogether.

@Gianna I look forward to that!

@eputkonen Love it

@mandyjw Brilliant

Oh I love this perspective, this is such a beautiful way of looking at it And it's consistent with my impression of you when I read your initial post, Charlotte, I can feel so much love in it, mixed in with the fear and upset. Kinda reminds me of an Adyashanti quote I saw a while back that always stuck with me: 'We wouldn't grieve if we didn't love'. It's one of those lines that seems super-obvious when you think about it, and yet also deeply profound at the same time.

@Charlotte Thanks, sister <3

@lxlichael Haven't heard that song in years, fantastic choice!

@Gianna I got to thinking about this thread before, I was just wondering if you've had any more insights on the subject in the intervening few weeks since you posted it?

So happy to hear this, Charlotte, and thanks for the recommendation, I'll definitely give it a look

This is amazing

You're so freakin' adorable

@Esilda Easy to be sweet to a sweetheart

Amongst us on the forum, I mean? I've been getting more and more of a sense of it, but I don't know if it's all in my head. Anyone else get that feeling?