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Johnathon Pape's avatar

Thank you for these four ways of being with the edges we encounter. So helpful and clear!

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Alan Seale's avatar

Thank you, Johnathon, I'm glad they are helpful!

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Wild Heart Nature Connection's avatar

Thank you, Alan! I'll read this again and again. I notice edges with Nature, and I love the idea of bringing that noticing into the edges into my own daily life.

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Alan Seale's avatar

Thank you, Linda. Glad it is helpful!

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Cate McQuaid's avatar

This is such a helpful essay, Alan. Given how quickly the world seems to change lately, it can sometimes feel as if we're being thrust over an edge before we're quite ready – as individuals, as a society. I have been finding myself in the last week choosing option #2. I'll be out of sorts, and then I recognize how I feel, find the source of tension in my body, and just sit with it. The tension usually shifts.

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Alan Seale's avatar

Cate, I'm happy to know you found this essay helpful. Option #2 is where we need to be on so many issues or so many "edges" these days. Pausing to listen, sense, and feel--letting the situation and the moment talk to us. Staying present with "what is" and giving it space nearly always creates a shift. Thank you for your words here!

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