My kind voice says.
My kind voice-overs.
At the ninth level identity integration.
At the ninth level identity integration.
We enter the biggest circle of all.
We enter the biggest circle of all.
In its most unintegrated form.
In its most unintegrated form.
This level is a tiny circle.
This level is a tiny circle.
That bleats me,
Me,
Me.
And that bleats me,
Me,
Me.
Comparing myself to others.
Comparing myself to others in the social hierarchy.
In the social hierarchy.
Am I safe?
Am I safe?
Better than or less than others?
Better than or less than others?
Included?
Included.
That tiny circle is the lizard brain,
Unintegrated.
That tiny circle is the lizard brain,
Unintegrated.
Taking over the thinking.
Taking over the thinking.
As the circle grows.
As the circle grows,
I strengthen my skills.
I strengthened my skills in the 1st through the 8th levels.
By pausing between impulse and action.
By pausing between impulse and action with my wizard skill of response flexibility.
I am able to separate the knowing from the knowns at the first level.
At the first level.
At the second level,
My circle widens,
Shifting between too much emotion.
Shifting between too much emotion and sensation.
And sensation.
To too many words and information.
To too many words and information.
Then I start to see the parts clearly.
Then I start to see the parts clearly.
The ones that matter to me.
The ones that matter to me.
And I understand the bigger picture.
And I understand the bigger picture.
Intuitively,
I sense.
Intuitively,
I sense how the whole is greater than the sum of its parts.
How the whole is greater than the sum of its parts.
My circle continues to expand.
My circle continues to expand as I improve at every successive level.
As I improve at every successive level.
Linking my lizard and wizard brain.
Linking my lizard and wizard brain.
My story and storyteller.
My story and storyteller.
Roping in my states.
Roping in my states Toward greater coherence While the wildest states While the wild estates remain free to explore,
Remain free to explore,
My life story becomes more coherent.
My life story becomes more coherent.
Meaning my states align across time.
Meaning my states align across time.
In relationships.
In relationships.
I'm able to connect deeply.
I am able to connect deeply.
And in solitude.
And in solitude.
I am also happy.
I am also happy.
I am able to give and receive.
I am able to give and receive.
And relationships are a source of nourishment.
And relationships are a source of nourishment.
Rather than threat.
Rather than threat.
When I encounter difficulty.
When I encounter difficulty,
I set boundaries.
When I make mistakes,
I acknowledge them and do my best to repair and adjust.
From the first level perspective,
My identity is constructed as a mental process,
Shaped by the filters of the mind.
Shaped by the filters of the mind,
And influenced by language.
And influenced by language.
Culture,
Family,
And repetition.
Culture,
Family,
And repetition.
From the plane of possibility.
From the plane of possibility.
My sense of self reflects.
My sense of self-reflex.
How much access I have to the open plane.
How much access I have to the open plane.
How flexible I am across states.
How flexible I am across states.
And how much mind sight I bring to my experience.
And how much mind sight I bring to my experience.
Through the lens of time passing.
Through the lens of time passing.
My circle includes those who came before me.
My circle includes those who came before me.
Those who will come after me.
Those who will come after me.
And the unfolding of life beyond my individual existence.
And the unfolding of life beyond my individual existence.
At the same level.
Meaning is something I participate in.
Meaning is something I participated.
Creating within the flow of time.
Creating within the flow of time.
The ninth level is an ever-widening circle of love.
The Ninth Level is an ever-widening circle of love.
Or whatever you call the liquid within and between.
Or whatever you choose to call the liquid within and between.
My identity expands beyond labels.
My identity expands beyond labels.
And becomes a living process.
And becomes a living process.
A me of differentiation.
A me of differentiation.
A we of linkage.
A we of linkage.
Then a me weaving through all the levels.
Then a me weaving through all the levels.
I am not an isolated island.
I am not an isolated island.
My identity includes others.
My identity includes others.
Nature.
Nature.
And the larger systems I am part of.
And the larger systems I am part of.
This wider circle allows me.
This wider circle allows me to hold uncertainty.
To hold uncertainty.
Let go of rigid judgments.
Let go of rigid judgments.
And experience connection meaning.
And experience connection,
Meaning.
And joy in another's joy.
And joy in another's joy.
I may not always feel at my widest circle.
I may not always feel at my widest circle.
When my monitoring falls back.
When my monitoring falls back.
Into more lizard brain and fear.
Into more lizard brain and fear.
But as this level strengthens.
But as this level strengthens.
I come to know that I'll find trust.
I come to know that I'll find trust.
Connection and purpose.
Connection and purpose.
Again and again.
Again and again.
As I remember.
As I remember.
As my circle rewidens.
As my circle rewidens,
And the liquid inside grows.
