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Rewire Ancient Scripts

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"The next time you find yourself looping in self-attack, disconnected with your body, and spinning in shame, blame, and complaint... slow down. Feel your feet on the earth. Breathe deeply from the lower belly. Return to your senses in the here and now. Come out of the seductive, sticky, compelling story line for just a moment and send your awareness into the centre of the vulnerable, tender, raw life that is surging to be held. Go slowly, pushing yourself a bit, testing your window of tolerance but taking care not to fall into overwhelm. Cut through the momentum of self-abandonment and descend into the core. Make the journey out of self-aggression and into the slower circuitry of empathy, curiosity, kindness, and space. Stay close. Be a friend to yourself. Provide sanctuary and safe passage for the visitor to be illuminated, held, and transformed, for in a moment of activation you need yourself more than ever. While the temptation is to turn from the shaky center, it is ...