Feeling perplexed?
Intellectual confusion that signals we're trying to think our way through something that might need to be felt or intuited instead.
The unmet need
Permission to trust non-rational knowing; access to the body's wisdom beyond the analyzing mind.
A question to sit with
What does my gut tell me that my head is trying to rationalize away? What if the answer is simpler than I'm making it?
What to do right now
Stop analyzing. Place your hand on your belly and take three breaths. Ask your body: "What do you know?" Listen for the first image, word, or feeling that arises.
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