Somatic Personal Practice
I don’t want to walk around acting like nothing bad is happening. But I don’t want to walk around consumed with fear and dread about the bad things that are happening.
That is the dilemma we faced as young children when we were not safe or our needs were not met: the choice of either denial or chronic distress.
For many of us, we had no choice but to minimize the trauma and hide from ourselves the impacts of the bad stuff.
This time I want a different way. Not minimizing and not paralyzed either. Persistently alive, connected, and breathing, even in the thick of it.
My body is willing to learn how to do this. I breathe, I feel, I choose life, I choose trust, I accept not knowing, I accept the feelings of fear and overwhelm. I allow space for hope. I am here.
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