"There, in the deep, I could sense something circulating inside me. It was a Knowing. I can know things down at this level that I can’t on the chaotic surface. Down here, when I pose a question about my life – in words or abstract images – I sense a nudge. The nudge guides me toward the next precise thing, and then, when I silently acknowledge the nudge – it fills me. The Knowing feels just like warm liquid gold filling my veins and solidifying just enough to make me feel steady, certain."
Jeremy this is excellent! I love the graphic and how you sensibly captured the different aspects of the mindfulness and personal growth spectrum. I think breaking it down this way will be helpful to many folks.
Thanks so much, Donna! I feel like my journey is still just beginning, there’s so much more I learn every day! But I’m happy that I could share something helpful at each stage. 🙏
Trauma is not physically held in the muscles or bones — instead, the need to protect oneself from perceived threats is stored in the memory and emotional …
When trauma occurs, our bodies activate a protective mechanism. A stressor that is too much for a person to handle overloads the nervous system, stopping the trauma from processing. This overload halts the body in its instinctive fight or flight response, causing the traumatic energy to be stored in the surrounding muscles, organs and connective tissue. Whenever we store trauma in our tissue, our brain disconnects from that part of the body to block the experience, preventing the recall of the traumatic memory. Any area of our body that our brain is disconnected from won’t be able stay healthy or heal itself. The predictable effect of stored trauma is degeneration and disease.
Thanks for the perspective and sharing your work, Malcom! That’s helpful to call out.
It’s true that practicing other healing modalities and self-care routines in conjunction with mindfulness is a way to make sure you don’t spiral out of control when navigating the mind: therapy, body work, exercise, community, etc.
"There, in the deep, I could sense something circulating inside me. It was a Knowing. I can know things down at this level that I can’t on the chaotic surface. Down here, when I pose a question about my life – in words or abstract images – I sense a nudge. The nudge guides me toward the next precise thing, and then, when I silently acknowledge the nudge – it fills me. The Knowing feels just like warm liquid gold filling my veins and solidifying just enough to make me feel steady, certain."
https://www.lionspeak.net/warm-liquid-gold/
Love this and it totally resonates, thank you Mike!
Reminds me of something I recently heard on "Decision Trees", but what you state here is more like a "Reverse Decision Tree". Powerful Jeremy! 🙏🏽
Thank you, that symmetry is so interesting!
Jeremy this is excellent! I love the graphic and how you sensibly captured the different aspects of the mindfulness and personal growth spectrum. I think breaking it down this way will be helpful to many folks.
Thanks so much, Donna! I feel like my journey is still just beginning, there’s so much more I learn every day! But I’m happy that I could share something helpful at each stage. 🙏
Caution though is advised for those who have experienced heavy trauma
Coincidentally I have posted today on this subject.
Trauma
https://psychcentral.com/health/how-your-body-remembers-trauma
Trauma is not physically held in the muscles or bones — instead, the need to protect oneself from perceived threats is stored in the memory and emotional …
When trauma occurs, our bodies activate a protective mechanism. A stressor that is too much for a person to handle overloads the nervous system, stopping the trauma from processing. This overload halts the body in its instinctive fight or flight response, causing the traumatic energy to be stored in the surrounding muscles, organs and connective tissue. Whenever we store trauma in our tissue, our brain disconnects from that part of the body to block the experience, preventing the recall of the traumatic memory. Any area of our body that our brain is disconnected from won’t be able stay healthy or heal itself. The predictable effect of stored trauma is degeneration and disease.
Thanks for the perspective and sharing your work, Malcom! That’s helpful to call out.
It’s true that practicing other healing modalities and self-care routines in conjunction with mindfulness is a way to make sure you don’t spiral out of control when navigating the mind: therapy, body work, exercise, community, etc.
You are welcome.
Be well.