Hello everyone.
Welcome to day three of our practice together.
Today we're going to be exploring clarity versus blame.
So,
We've started to notice our patterns.
Between days one and two,
We are leaning into what we've learned to give,
And what we've learned that we need.
So,
Today we're going to shift to how we listen.
Less thinking and more feeling.
As we begin our practice today,
I'd like to invite you to close your eyes.
Slowly inhale and exhale.
Sigh it out,
Emptying your belly.
Once more,
Inhale through the nose,
Filling up,
And sigh it out,
Emptying your belly.
As you breathe,
Bring one relationship to mind.
Now stop analyzing it.
I know that can be difficult.
But as you hold it and sit with the feelings that come up,
I'd like to invite you to lean in and actually feel what you're feeling.
When you think of this person,
What happens in your body?
Do your shoulders soften,
Maybe?
Or do they rise?
Does your chest open?
Or does it tighten?
Slowly scan your body.
Jaw.
Chest.
Stomach.
Notice what's there.
Not what you wish was there.
But what is actually showing up.
Your body does not negotiate.
It tells the truth.
Do you feel supported?
Or do you feel tolerated?
Are you at ease in this relationship?
Or are you constantly on alert?
This is not about blaming them.
And it's not about blaming yourself.
It's about seeing clearly.
About feeling into all of the things around you.
Because what you continue to tolerate becomes what you start to believe is normal.
Place your hand where you feel the strongest response.
Let yourself sit with it.
We're not fixing.
We're simply witnessing.
We're not explaining.
We are sitting with everything that is coming to the surface.
Stay in tune with your breath here.
Breathing in and breathing out.
Dropping your shoulders and unclenching your jaw.
Remembering that you are safe here in this moment.
Even with your tenderness.
Even with your uncertainty.
You are welcomed here.
As you breathe.
I want you to think about these questions.
What does my body consistently feel in this relationship?
What have I been overlooking because I didn't want to face it?
What feels aligned?
And what doesn't?
Today you listened to your body and I'm proud of you.
I know this isn't easy.
I know not judging how we feel can be challenging.
But you're prepared for this.
And you are worthy of telling the truth to yourself.
So tomorrow we're moving into honesty.
Not performance.
Not keeping the peace.
But truth.
And looking at what that truth is asking of you this season.
Thank you so much for being here with me.
We'll check in tomorrow.
Take good care.
