A chronic Lyme condition was my teacher. Going from lots of activities to a mostly non-active life was the teacher to let go of previously known identities. It was seven years of redefining what matters and part of that was to get clear about the choice of people that were able to be with me right where I was versus having to take care of their discomfort at my condition. The issues that used to trigger grief or anxiety may still happen but my response is more of curiosity instead of feeling the need to respond in ways that are not energetically kind to myself or others. When I get snagged on an issue now, (because that's a reality too) I love reframing everything by remembering that this isn't even my body and I am here due to the collaboration of cells from my mother and father. Then curiosity can take me to a new place, maybe even opening the confinement of identity to allow more investigation.
On Mar 5, 2024 Mia wrote :