Theme: I Talk
Acknowledging our impacts
Chapter 1: Communication & Shoulders
If the first three chakras were the base of Maslow’s pyramid where we’re living just to meet our base deficiency needs, and the central heart chakra is where we learn to listen to our own personal goals, then the throat chakra is where we move into personal growth. We all want to feel like there’s somewhere in this world we belong. Whenever we find something we like that makes our soul happy, or go somewhere where we fit in just right, we can’t help but want to talk about it, share it, everywhere all the time, and learn all we can about it. To absorb it and make it look like a part of ourselves. To wear it on our sleeve, so to speak, or a t-shirt. If we love it and it makes us feel so good, then surely if we talk about it all the time, everyone around us will feel good too, right?…and be just as excited as us? …all the time? …and love us? …and want to be around us more?…maybe? maybe not?
Communication
Just like we talked about in the Love chapter, you are not made of the objects you love. Who you are doesn’t change based on what you own, or like to talk about. And your personal identity is not defined by others’ reactions, or by the things they like, or like to talk about. Your interests and those of other people around you will change over time and through all that, you’re still the you you’ve always been. You are a solely unique and independent entity from everything around you. You don’t have to say anything to make that more or less true.
There is a difference between being capable of communicating, and having something to say. The world is full of voices: people, birds, whales, coyotes, commercials, talk shows, and shock-jocks…all trying their best to tell anyone that can hear them about something they feel is important. They want so desperately to be known by the words they speak. And it is easy for us to repeat things we hear. Especially things that get attention.
It is hard work to feel your own value in your silence. It is hard work to block out all of the outside noises, and all of the inner dialog stuck on repeat, to hear your own true authentic voice. Meditation and self reflection take practice, and meeting yourself can be scary.
After your stretches this week, spend some time in silence. Listen to how your body feels. Has it been trying to tell you something while the roar of the world was drowning it out? Try to hear one thing it appreciates, and one thing it would like to ask you to improve.
YTWL, static and dynamic variations
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