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Section 6.4 Your Eyes

We existed as wild creatures long before humans stood tall, or used tools, or formed languages. We could feel when the weather was turning on us, or danger lurked in the dark without hosting an incessant internal dialog about it. Your stomach might feel upset or legs feel twitchy because you know something bad is coming, but your brain doesn’t have a way to describe how it knows. Like being carsick inside your own skin.

Section 6.3 Your Eyes

We remember the people we know or friends we like as actually more attractive than people we don’t know or people that have treated us poorly. As if the actual mental image memories of them are altered to remind us later who we liked or didn’t. An inner qualities filter or watermark for future reference. 

Section 6.2 Your Eyes

“Everyone around you can see you.” That sentiment makes some people feel important. And it makes others wish they were invisible.
“The overwhelming majority of people you will encounter don’t give you a second thought. You are a blip on their radar from their perspective, with their busy lives and busy minds.” That sentiment makes some people feel worthless. And it makes others feel wonderfully light and free.

Section 6.1 Your Eyes

Emotions are humans’ responses to our natural surroundings that help lead us to safety and protect us from harm. Fear warns us of physical or psychological risk for example, but extreme fear becomes destructive. Our emotions are linked to our survival skills, so we don’t want to turn them off altogether. But how do we acknowledge our fears or excitement and use them when needed without them taking over daily life? 

Section 5.3 Your Throat

Our bodies have a way of reading the room far beyond what our mind can bring words to. And kids are Way better at feeling this than adults. Kids are just these raw bundles of energy and ideas and feelings and expressions. And there’s something about growing up, and socializing, and wanting to fit into our surroundings that teaches us to cover up all that rawness.

Section 5.2 Your Throat

I’m a fan of cocktails, and I love the term “express the garnish” where you cut a tiny, beautiful piece of citrus rind, and twist it or squish it juuusst right so that it sprays out an oily aromatic plume of itself that gets all over your fingers and your drink. Even if you throw out the rind afterwards, you can tell it was there. It’s left its mark. 

Section 5.1 Your Throat

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.

Section 4.4 Your Heart

For chakra healing, physical healing, or strength training, no matter what your goals are, the whole process is an inner exploration of knowledge. You can’t speed it up, you can’t skip the parts you don’t like, and there is no finish line.