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Jess/ElliHarpy's avatar

There is a part of me showing up lately that wants to be able to give an authentic "yes" and an authentic "no" to things. To reply in the interests of energetic abundance.

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Emma Goldman-Sherman's avatar

I love this! And it does really make things clear to check in with ourselves and helps me find that "energetic abundance." Great phrase!

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Karen Capucilli's avatar

This really spoke to me.

I love my job. It is physically, cognitively and emotionally demanding. This sounds bad. It isn’t. I love this.

As a very social person in a very social job, realized that I do in fact have a social battery. My social battery runs out.

Besides this, I have goals outside of my day job.

I am fortunate to be healthy. But I am at a stage where I cannot take all that for granted. This translates to mindful meal prep, exercise and sometimes heating pads and ice packs.

One 30 minute conversation with a friend could leave me depleted of spoons. Another friend actually gives me EXTRAs I didn’t have.

This sounds selfish. We are talking survival here. There’s all kinds of privilege. The friend pushing my boundaries has time and financial privilege I don’t.

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Emma Goldman-Sherman's avatar

A resounding yes! So glad you're here. I am often amazed at how depleted I will feel, and then I do something I love, and all my energy comes surging back. It's something I pay attention to now in a different way. I am so grateful for your comment that offers such clarity!

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Ellen Anne Shapiro's avatar

I love it! JOMO vs FOMO...joy triumphs over fear.....it's a radical reorientation to life, isn't it?

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Emma Goldman-Sherman's avatar

Thank you! Yes!

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Tita's avatar

This description of the inner pull between awareness/denial, truth/hiding, and other challenges throughout will bring my characters more fully to life and draw dialogue out from inside, not just talk. Confirms why I wear a yin-yang ring to remind me about life.

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Emma Goldman-Sherman's avatar

Yes!

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