“We are so unused to emotion that we mistake any depth of feeling for sadness,
any sense of the unknown for fear, and any sense of peace, for boredom.
We are so schooled away from the life below, that anything beneath scares us.”
~ Mark Nepo from “The Book of Awakening”
It’s a scary place to start to look at ourselves beneath the surface. To face who we are when no one is looking.
We are afraid of what we might find and the depth of our feeling. Yet this is the place where the heart can truly open to all the experiences and feelings that have been denied.
Feeling is a portal for transformation. Connecting to our heart is the way.
I like how Mark Nepo reflects, “When we bring up what we keep inside, it is sacred and scary, and the rest of us don’t know if we want to touch it or not, like reaching from a ladder into a nest of baby birds….But I invite you to anyway… For each of us is a fledgling that eventually, if fed, will fly.”
May we find the courage to reach for this sacred place with kindness and a gentle touch.
Nurture your precious baby birds. Let them grow strong and fly.
Find Your Middle Ground 
Years ago, many years ago, I read Don Miguel Ruiz’s The Four Agreements, in which he stated we have come to earth to experience emotions. That these are what differentiate us from other species, other places, etc. It resonated then and it resonates now. Have a blessed weekend, Val. 🙏🌺
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Beautifully written Val, that expression of love in words. It is indeed an incredible place to behold when we dare to grow into those feathers, and become something so much more 🤗❤️🙏
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