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Louise's avatar

My practice of presence is wildly varied depending on the day. With such young children and fibromyalgia my energy levels are often low. Postpartum, fatigue and being forced to a halt have really helped me sit with the things I was running away from - often things I wasn’t even aware of.

Therefore I suppose I am practicing presence by starting to learn how to listen to and trust my body.

Also, creativity. Once a week, for the past 6 months, myself and two dear friends meet and we paint. I haven’t picked up a paintbrush this consistently since I was a child and it feels joyful and healing.

Thank you for your words Alex 💛

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Kimberly Warner's avatar

Wow. I felt like I was reading my own words! Right down to Pema Chodrin’s wisdom, OCD and realizing things don’t need to be fixed. The memoir I started posting over here on Substack is actually called Unfixed! I couldn’t agree more with your reflections on the value of allowing things to be as they are. And through this allowing, I finally get to meet (and ultimately love) myself exactly as I am. Thank you for articulating all this so beautifully!

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