To the tender heart that cannot take another heartbreak, I see you.
To the tender heart that feels utterly overwhelmed by all the headlines, all the division and the fear, I see you.
To the tender heart that cannot unsubscribe from all the petition emails and newsletters about climate change, Black Lives Matter, Beirut, the US elections, migrant children, water contamination, etc. but also cannot handle the piles of petitions in her inbox daily, I SEE YOU.
The veil has been lifted on the disease that has been slowly pervading our global body. And suddenly, the perfect storm has brought it all to the surface, to our global body’s skin to see.
We have more information than ever and yet we have less trust in it than ever.
We have more time than ever being quarantined and yet we have less time than ever because we are trying to tackle every single issue at the same time.
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Through the lens of trauma, one goes into hyper-vigilance (fight/flight) or total shutdown (freeze) as a way to cope with the trauma.
Neither of these are healthy and regulated. They are modes of survival that should last for a short period of time in order to get you out of imminent danger. They are not modes in which you should be operating your entire life.
And yet, that’s exactly what I’m seeing.
We are making ourselves even sicker.
Under the illusion of championing the sick.
Under the illusion of increasing the health of the planet.
Under the illusion of loving ourselves and everyone else.
To the tender heart that cannot take another heartbreak, I see you.
It is YOUR heart that will heal us. It is YOUR heart that the world needs.
Keep Regulating. Keep Loving. Keep Coming back to you.
I love you.