What helps me is answering the daily question and writing in my journal. Thanks!

Sometimes, when I am walking down the street, I get a weird sensation. I do not feel connected to my body or to myself. Just observing. I think that this is very light. I don’t need to lighten my load–it’s already light. I will lighten my load by letting go of this question.

My struggle is continuing to read this every day and write in my gratitude journal. I notice I’ve been away since Jan. 11, and I will take on an exercise to determine why. On the fall equinox, I did a solo ceremony in the woods and asked spirit what I should do to be more connected to the wisdom and intuitions of my ancestors. The answer I got was to express gratitude.

My memoir will draw readers into my adventure and prompt them to look at their own with fresh eyes. This will be published along with an eBook I’m creating from my blog. “Better Living in Mexico,” and “Letters From Mexico.”

When I was 17 I had my first job, packing and carrying out groceries at a supermarket, to buy my first car. The cashier, shelf stockers, customers, and everyone else was telling me what to do. Sometimes these imperatives conflicted. I was going crazy and tried to understand the meaning of life. A jazz tune told me the answer: life is not for seeking meaning but for living.

Curiosity and imagination are what make us human. Curiosity along with hope and optimism keep me going in these very dismal times. What will happen next? No one knows.

I feel that my leaps are a matter of degree. My most current Big One was in 2003, when I packed my car, and drove off from my home of 12 years in western Massachusetts, to live in central Mexico. Since then, I’ve not regretted that move. The US is more about work and shopping, while Mexico is more soul-oriented.

Yes, I liked the part about how others see us. For me, this means being seen but without judgements. Not very common, unfortunately.

People really need and appreciate being seen. Communicating this is so important!

I wouldn’t struggle so hard to lighten my load as sometimes that in itself needs to be let go of to just live life.

I like your struggle over anger. One lesson from coivd is to learn to hold opposing views without anger. Another is to drop our personal narratives to rise to a higher and more inclusive level.

What you said reminded me of no matter how bad things are, there is always others who have it a lot worse. Maybe it’s not a solace, but we can always be grateful our suffering is not worse than it is.

Thanks so much for your comment! I am learning to hold opposing views without anger. And to drop my personal narrative where I can move to a higher level to be more inclusive.

Thanks for answering, but to me this is not a specific example, but more general. I can understand if you cannot reveal your intimate and specific life experiences. What point was needed to be true or not true to yourself? What gossip did you avoid? In which situation did you decide not to speak, why, and what was the upshot? In my opinion, specific examples carry more weight than generalizations. Thanks for sharing, Carol.

Thanks for answering, but to me this is not a specific example, but more general. I can understand if you cannot reveal your intimate and specific life experiences. What point was needed to be true or not true to yourself? What gossip did you avoid? In which situation did you decide not to speak, why, and what was the upshot. In my opinion, specific examples carry more weight than generalizations.

Can you give me a specific life experience as an example of how you are impeccable with your word? Thanks!

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