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Colette DeHarpporte's avatar

I love and aspire to live this way. I call it "full engagement with zero attachment." Jedi level life training. 💥💕

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Maria Bowler's avatar

That's beautiful. "full engagement with zero attachment" <3

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Marina Gross-Hoy's avatar

“13. I am entitled to nothing but to be in my process.” Yesssss. And for those of us who have lived through freeze, this is so clearly not a punishment but an unbelievable gift 🎁

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Maria Bowler's avatar

ooof soo true!

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Jane Woods's avatar

Omg where is the billboard of our collective consciousness so I can post this there for the whole goddamn world to see!!! 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼

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Maria Bowler's avatar

oh my gosh I love the idea of billboards in the collective consciousness! Let's work on that!

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AJ Terry's avatar

This resonated with me so deeply. Thank you for writing it.

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Maria Bowler's avatar

So glad to hear it connected with you!

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Elizabeth Pinborough's avatar

My favorite: #17. Thanks for this.

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Maria Bowler's avatar

Thank you for being here!

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Brittany Stoess's avatar

I spent most of my life on the first kind of risk (for many reasons, much of it looking like “waiting on God’s plan for my life”). In the past 5 or so years, my attention has shifted dramatically, and I’m learning to live into the second kind far more often. The joy and wonder and AGENCY it has brought into my life is unparalleled. What a gift it is!

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Maria Bowler's avatar

Oh same!! I totally did that, and the way I was socialized to be a "good girl" definitely contributed to it. It's so wonderful that you get to live into the second kind of risk now!

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