A lot of hard-won wisdom in these words. Wading through all the tangents of the self-help world (what I sometimes call the self-help trap) to find the pearls of truth. Fantastic article.
To be able to sit with the perfection of both "the desire for a change" and "the recognition of the perfection of now", has been a long and complex journey indeed... and that tension can be intense at times.
Not grasping for the desire, not collapsing from knowing it may never happen and letting go.
Sitting in the middle, in balance, and letting life flow through, without pushing, without dragging my feet...
Thank you for seeing that. It is very important to me.
In this world of Self-help I find myself in, it is common to see people selling recipes, methods, pretending they found the way while others have not, and in the process creating a new and subtle me/them separation. I do my best to avoid that.
I may see something others don’t because my view point is different, it does not make better or more advanced.
I believe that in connection and empathy we find more peace and progress for all of us.
Sharp take on the longing vs worry distinction. Most manifestation content collapses these into "feeling" but the nervous system signature is completely differnet - one opens possibility, the other contracts it. The body-first approach makes sense when you realize cognitive reframing without somatic shift is just more mental gymnastics. The "be free now" paradox cuts through decades of hustle-harder spirituality that just repackages the same scarcity mindset it claims to solve.
"YES"! I like the way you say it. Short. Sharp. Simple.
The secret to success is to hustle harder. That's the fallacy that sends so many people down the rabbit hole of the very matrix they are trying to escape.
A lot of hard-won wisdom in these words. Wading through all the tangents of the self-help world (what I sometimes call the self-help trap) to find the pearls of truth. Fantastic article.
Thank you Penny for the cheer up!
To be able to sit with the perfection of both "the desire for a change" and "the recognition of the perfection of now", has been a long and complex journey indeed... and that tension can be intense at times.
Not grasping for the desire, not collapsing from knowing it may never happen and letting go.
Sitting in the middle, in balance, and letting life flow through, without pushing, without dragging my feet...
Like walking the razor's edge...
I found this through email — I don’t really see the feed.
What stayed with me wasn’t the critique, but the tone.
Especially the way you talk about freedom not being something we postpone until later.
This felt calm, honest, and grounded — not selling hope, not scolding either.
Just naming something many people feel but rarely say out loud.
Thank you for writing it this way.
Thank you for seeing that. It is very important to me.
In this world of Self-help I find myself in, it is common to see people selling recipes, methods, pretending they found the way while others have not, and in the process creating a new and subtle me/them separation. I do my best to avoid that.
I may see something others don’t because my view point is different, it does not make better or more advanced.
I believe that in connection and empathy we find more peace and progress for all of us.
Sharp take on the longing vs worry distinction. Most manifestation content collapses these into "feeling" but the nervous system signature is completely differnet - one opens possibility, the other contracts it. The body-first approach makes sense when you realize cognitive reframing without somatic shift is just more mental gymnastics. The "be free now" paradox cuts through decades of hustle-harder spirituality that just repackages the same scarcity mindset it claims to solve.
"YES"! I like the way you say it. Short. Sharp. Simple.
The secret to success is to hustle harder. That's the fallacy that sends so many people down the rabbit hole of the very matrix they are trying to escape.