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Great post Priya!

I liked this discussion of the refusal of the journey. And I found your story of letting go of being wronged as a particularly practical example of how we refuse the call.

I also really liked your butterfly meditation it was a beautiful contemplation.

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Thank you for your comment, Michael! It’s much appreciated!

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It is good to be courageous in our day to day lives.

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Hello! It’s always a work in progress, yes?

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Love this! Very timely and lucid discussion of the refusal. When I first learned of it, I felt liberated from something I couldn’t name. To know it’s an integral part of the journey is to have self-compassion. How could I blame or shame myself for that part of me working hard to keep me safe? I think of it as similar to weight training. The refusals are necessary reps that build strength, confidence, trust and endurance for the next stages of the journey.

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I agree totally! I think knowing or having the expectation that all these stages are part of the process of change is so helpful! Thank you, Julie!

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Loved this. Letting go of so much including grievances almost becomes a call for reinvention of who we think we are, an identity question that scares us!

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Totally! Thanks, Reena!

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Well done post!

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Thank you, Justin!

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Even inaction can sometimes bring us to where we want, to just wait it out a bit. Thank you for bringing this to our attention so poignantly.

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