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"The ultimate act of self compassion is to stop hiding myself from myself." Pam

Amen to this!

Thank you for sharing this story and for your important work of leading fellow humans through the fire 🔥🙏 💕

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Thanks Veronika! I forwarded your comment to Pam, I’m sure she’ll appreciate it. And yes, that fire is where I live. 🙏🏼

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I can see that, with much appreciation for your chosen path.

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Now how cool is that? I’m not trying to fish 🐠 for compliments here but rather am genuinely interested your perspective. Substack can sometimes be a spaghetti - toss into the void. I certainly am here for the long term and look forward to growing over time. What resonates with you from my work?

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Great question! From my perspective, healing personal, family, and historic trauma is the most important work anyone can do. There are many paths to do this. I have my own path, and occasionally work with others too. I know how fragile, precarious and ultimately empowering this work is. I know how much we are groping in the dark, not knowing whether we'll ever get out of it, or how long it takes. And yet we keep going.

This takes tremendous courage, resilience, patience, trust, compassion, and love for humankind. Therefore I deeply appreciate anyone who does this work, no matter which path and tools.

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Ah beautiful words, well said! I like what Gabor Mate said in “Realm of the Hungry Ghosts”: trauma healing ❤️‍🩹 is the most important work indeed, and it has to be done and accompanied by deep spiritual practice. Otherwise it can become a joyless lifelong “project.” There is joy—genuine joy—amidst the ruins. I had a vivid unbidden experience of that yesterday. Anyway I just followed you and look forward to more!

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Absolutely! I'd better subscribe to you too ;-)

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