I am so accepting of this. It is okay to feel scared. We just need not freeze in this state. When I cannot seem to do anything else, I either sit in silence with my mantra, I am here, I will be okay. Or I imagine myself with a pair of leg warmers like in the carefree years, put on a favorite song and dance until I shake myself temporarily out of it. It is okay to be scared as long as we keep feeling everything else too. xo
Absolutely!! So well said, my dear. Fear comes to us for a reason- as a place to deal not dwell. Second only to love- itās the most human emotion we experience- itās part of how we survived as a species. I LOVE your two ways of dealing with it- either in stillness or in leg warmer dance. Side note: I came across my pink leg warmers from 1985 during the move and I still couldnāt let them go! Hahah. But seriously- itās true what they say āthey donāt make them like they used to!ā Iāve had so many pairs in my life and they have all frayed but not my first āgrown up pairā from the 1980s. Those - the most used- are still in the best shape!
Sage, how adorable and precious that you still have your leg warmers. I am all about non attachment, but I believe true wisdom is the insight to know what will be valued in the future and what needs to go. I wish I had my leg warmers - I used them to work out at 16 yo with Jane Fonda with my striped leotard matching hers. Thank you for sharing everything with me. Have been washing windows and dancing dancing dancing š
Duane, I have so many emails unread. My inbox is overflooding with Substacks I would love to read. I simply cannot read them all bc it is impossible and even if it were, I would never want to be in my devices for so many hours. So I skimmed the subject lines and see what my finger instinctively presses open. Your your piece was the first thing I read this morning. Reading it, I felt like our hearts were meeting. I was looking for pieces from others that complimented the emotion I was sharing. Yours was it. Thank you. As we know, we are not alone. And we always manage to find our people at the right time when we allow our heartsight to guide us. Sending love. š
You are so beautiful, inside and out. Gracias friend
Thank you. I really cherish this humungous compliment because I feel exactly the same about you. ššš
The most powerful line- Iām scared- there is such strength in vulnerability
I am so accepting of this. It is okay to feel scared. We just need not freeze in this state. When I cannot seem to do anything else, I either sit in silence with my mantra, I am here, I will be okay. Or I imagine myself with a pair of leg warmers like in the carefree years, put on a favorite song and dance until I shake myself temporarily out of it. It is okay to be scared as long as we keep feeling everything else too. xo
Absolutely!! So well said, my dear. Fear comes to us for a reason- as a place to deal not dwell. Second only to love- itās the most human emotion we experience- itās part of how we survived as a species. I LOVE your two ways of dealing with it- either in stillness or in leg warmer dance. Side note: I came across my pink leg warmers from 1985 during the move and I still couldnāt let them go! Hahah. But seriously- itās true what they say āthey donāt make them like they used to!ā Iāve had so many pairs in my life and they have all frayed but not my first āgrown up pairā from the 1980s. Those - the most used- are still in the best shape!
Sage, how adorable and precious that you still have your leg warmers. I am all about non attachment, but I believe true wisdom is the insight to know what will be valued in the future and what needs to go. I wish I had my leg warmers - I used them to work out at 16 yo with Jane Fonda with my striped leotard matching hers. Thank you for sharing everything with me. Have been washing windows and dancing dancing dancing š
I had that same Jane Fonda VHS tape! Hahah
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Danni, wow. Your ability to write with such raw grace and exposed poise, itās just too powerful for me to express in words. Thank you for this.
Duane, I have so many emails unread. My inbox is overflooding with Substacks I would love to read. I simply cannot read them all bc it is impossible and even if it were, I would never want to be in my devices for so many hours. So I skimmed the subject lines and see what my finger instinctively presses open. Your your piece was the first thing I read this morning. Reading it, I felt like our hearts were meeting. I was looking for pieces from others that complimented the emotion I was sharing. Yours was it. Thank you. As we know, we are not alone. And we always manage to find our people at the right time when we allow our heartsight to guide us. Sending love. š