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It is difficult to write about certain aspects of my work with Jennie. While it has been the best thing I’ve done for my personal growth, the process has been challenging and painful in many ways. It has required that I ‘walk through the fire’ to get to the other side, to a life 
Writer and Buddhist meditation teacher Susan Piver recently posed the question on facebook: “What do you think would happen if just for one hour, you stopped trying so hard?” Subsequent comments were both humorous and poignant. Here are a few that stood out for me: 
Trust. How does that word land with you? Chances are, if your life experience is anything like mine, there’s an immediate emotional charge around the word – loaded with meaning and memory. Much like money, we speak of trust as something of worth, something that is gained, earned, given, and /or withdrawn. If I’m feeling too vulnerable I can tip out of power and become defensive. |
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