Edit: I should’ve prefaced by saying that I am reaching out for help! I’m definitely not trying to denounce this wisdom or question it, which is what my post sounds like… that’s my mistake. I am asking for help with how to do it, please <3 Can’t wrap my head around this. For years and years I’ve seen it in all the esoteric works and even in psychology etc, but I don’t understand how it’s possible to ‘sit with your emotions’ and ‘feel them fully’… while simultaneously not identifying with them. It seems to contradict the idea of ‘letting go’ and ‘being in the present’ (since emotions coming up are generally tied to the past or future) and the notion of not allowing your emotions to dictate your thoughts. Our thoughts are precious and we need to be careful which ones we focus on yada yada, but at the same time we’re told to feel our emotions fully, and even cry if we need to, but doesn’t that just generate more negativity, and thus more negative thought patterns, which in turn creates more negativity?

Question for my friends here! What is your favorite movie, or documentary?? It’s Ok to have several favorites….because I do! I’ll go first…. 1. Interstellar 2. Excalibur (1981) 3. The Matrix….all of them 4. Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter and Spring 5. Kingdom of Heaven 6. Twilight Samurai 7. What the Bleep do We Know 8. So many more….but these are likely my top! Not necessarily in that order!💕

What are dreams, to you? Are they just stories your mind creates for entertainment? Do they contain symbols and messages from your higher mind? The spirit realm? Are they actual alternative realities that exist somewhere in the “alternatives space”? Are you astral traveling? I would love for you guys to discuss what you think is happening when we dream. Reason for posting is I just woke up from a sort of terrifying dream that felt like an alternate reality. I felt like I was awake but some things weren’t quite normal. For example; I looked at my phone in the dream and the Snapchat icon was green & white, not yellow & white, so I knew at that moment that I wasn’t in my primary reality. 95% of the time my dreams are not like this, so it’s really affected me and got me wondering.

Just found this mysterious book at the charity shop (what UK natives call the thrift shop). I opened the first page and was greeted with this message! (2nd pic). Has anyone ever seen this? It tells me to read it in one sitting, and it’ll take half an hour. I’m very excited to see what it has to say!

So lately, I have found myself “stuck” if you will, spiritually as well as mentally. Old thinking patterns and behaviors have returned to my dismay. I have found myself straying from my spiritual path, and struggling a bit with everything. Would love some lived experience input! Thank you, and have a blessed day!