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Leaning into discomfort

Hey everyone! I wanted to share an amazing and powerful insight, download . I am still integrating but here is what happened... I was attending a women's circle for the Solstice. A gathering of 9 women. it was picturesque. Weather was cool, sun shining and we met at a park. I went to this event to support a friend of mine not realizing how impactful it would be. the event itself was wonderful, providing connection, insight, I learned about some local plants and their medicinal purposes. However, a few practical situations also arose, one lady was 20 min late due to a tecnical mishap with address, so we started late. It was crowded at the park bc of another event so it created a swirl of commotion so as our event progressed, I found myself not fully present but I really "tried" and I believe

@Christopher August

refers to this as forcing and that's how it seemed. I just couldn't drop in. I wanted to and still received much from the event but as the sun lowered, I found myself starting to feel anxious bc I have a routine in the evening, I teach early on. Thursday mornings. I took a deep breath nd. told. myself "you're ok, you can be out later, you can do something different". I. managed. to make it through, participate and the whole event was so nice and very needed for some in the group. When I got home, I did my few things and went to bed only to wake up a couple of hours later, restless bc a voice said "lean into discomfort" this is something Richard talks about in GK 56. I allowed my distraction of the little things(the time, my routine) to take my attention away from the opportunity to connect deeper with these souls that chose to be together. Its time to let go of the rigidness, embrace the presence ... here is the gift of enrichment.Here is the siddhi of intoxication. I cried, I thanked myself, I eventually dozed off. Today I am feeling lighter, so much more present and I am leaning into discomfort, holding my young Tracey's hand, and recognizing my "good routines and practices" can be useful and a distraction. I must tune in. Here's to stepping into freedom. 🙏

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Leaning into discomfort