I Want to Talk About the Loss of Our Innocence

Today, during my movement practice I was surprised by the sudden rage I felt to a seemingly sweet song by P!nk. ⁠
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Her and her daughter sang “Cover me with sunshine” while I found myself wanting to punch a wall.⁠
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I dug deep into my muscles – the way I’ve learned to release energy – and before I knew it I was on the floor weeping.⁠
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I was weeping for the loss of innocence.⁠
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In all of us.⁠
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With the veil truly lifting on all the darkness in the world, we are being faced with a loss of innocence – collectively.⁠
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We are being asked to do such deep shadow work in this moment of history that we’ve had to grow up and sober up real fast.⁠
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Every day is arduous work.⁠
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To stay regulated.⁠
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To stay updated.⁠
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To stay connected.⁠
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And so my body would like to remind you today to do 2 things:⁠
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1. Make space to grieve the loss of our innocence (which may include wanting to punch a wall because you don’t really want to grow up.)⁠
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2. Make space to bring it back with play, with silliness, with sweetness, with unabashed love.⁠
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Because that will be the most revolutionary thing you can do right now.⁠
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To recalibrate the duality.⁠
To embrace the polarity.⁠
To balance out the disillusion with innocence.⁠
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That’s all…⁠
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Carry on…⁠
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*Oh and to clarify….I’m not suggesting you ACTUALLY punch a wall. If you need to punch something, punch a pillow.⁠

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P.S. If you want to learn to release your rage in a healthy way, join us for the next Embody Effect on December 3rd.