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Mary McKnight's avatar

I spent so many years, moments, awake but not living, caught in the garbage loop of anxiety and panic. This loop worked its way into my dreams as a bear, a huge bear chasing me, feeling the hot breath on my neck running, running, waking in a puddle of sweat. A few years ago, I had the courage to turn around in the dream and just scream, "What? What do you want from me?" The bear replied, " I am here to protect you, but you kept running from me." Wow, mind blown!! I have never had that dream again and finally faced my debilitating anxiety with a somatic/trauma trained therapist and my daily "Yoga to Calm Your Nerves." All because I had the courage to turn around. (Can't wait to view your shared masterpiece "American Symphony.")

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Sherri Rosen's avatar

Suleika, Carmen, our beautiful community, usually after reading these stories on Sunday mornings and then the prompt, I have no problem with writing what was illuminated within me. These last two weeks I’ve had nothing to write, and almost began judging myself, but I immediately stopped the judgement and realized I’m not a machine, I could receive great joy in reading what others have written and leave myself alone. Allowing myself to participate by reading the beautiful writings of what other people have written. Last week I wrote something and deleted it, and this week no words after reading and the prompt. At first I felt sad, that I wasn’t enough, that I had dried up, and then I just stopped my ego, and was able to feel gratefulness that I could read all of the beautiful writings, and that I would be able to see the beautiful love story Suleika and Jon have created in “American Symphony Symphony”. I am human, I am enough, and will always be a participant in this community one way or another. Sometimes I just need to be quiet and take in all the beauty, pain and sadness. Thank you community for all that I receive.

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