** This thread discusses the Content article: September 2010: Decisions, decisions…. **

The urge to get out of this feeling to be stuck, to make decisions, to move on is certainly increasing. And I can only tell for me, but I know I am pushed by emotions and impatience. Feels like heading through a tunnel, wanting to reach the light regardless of the consequences, instead of opening up to all the possibilities we cant even think of.
Sitting with the urge and observing what it tells showed me this stubborn kid, yelling...But I WANT it! stamping its foot.
Thx for this , Karen, that u put this in clear words.

The urge to get out of this feeling to be stuck, to make decisions, to move on is certainly increasing. And I can only tell for me, but I know I am pushed by emotions and impatience. Feels like heading through a tunnel, wanting to reach the light regardless of the consequences, instead of opening up to all the possibilities we cant even think of.
Sitting with the urge and observing what it tells showed me this stubborn kid, yelling...But I WANT it! stamping its foot.
Thx for this , Karen, that u put this in clear words.

I've certainly sensed this energy over the past few weeks, responding to my sense of underlying discomfort by wanting to make changes....big changes. My back-up parachute is in place, and ready to be fully engaged to propel me "out of here". And yet, I wonder if the attention and energy required to make these changes isn't almost like a form of self-medication...it takes your attention away from what is truly needing to be addressed.

Sitting and making a decision not to act is much more difficult.

I think this is so difficult for so many of us because it runs counter to what we think we know. As a child, when we feel the burning pain from a hot stovetop, we instinctively pull our hand away. We are wired for "fight or flight" when we feel threatened. In some ways it is against our nature to sit with something and take action by remaining in seeming inaction. It takes courage to sit with and look at what is really there underneath the desire to take action and get away from the hot stovetop of our emotions. It takes courage to change our patterns.

I am finding comfort by reaching for a connection with others going through the same thing. I don't need to know them personally; it's enough for me to know that I am not alone and that others before me have struggled with the same desire to move away from what is at core. After all, we're all human here.

Warmly,
Karen

Hi:

For me the month of September was mainly about returning to unfinished business, specifically, the book I'm working on. There was a great deal of anxiety in the earlier parts of the month,I attributed it to residual stress from a rather trying visit to my family in Wisconsin in August. With the "cause" known, I decided not to worry about it overly much and spent more time hiking and riding my bike. That and dancing are, for me, the best ways to reduce stress.

It worked. Although I haven't resumed work on my book with nearly enough of the "dedication" I tell myself I need to bring to it. I keep looking for the "Auto-write" button on my computer. This model didn't come with one. (sigh)

Sounds like you dealt with what energies and influences you were feeling quite well.

I definitely second on the dancing.

I don't understand the "cultural" thing about men and dancing. Where did the "I'll look stupid" thing come from? Granted, until I was thirty or so I wouldn't hit a dance floor until it was suitably crowded. Wouldn't want to embarrass myself.

Which, with all the men waiting for the same thing, meant that it could take awhile. Depending on the band and how much everyone's had to drink.

I wish I had put aside those inhibitions sooner. Dancing, for me, is probably the best way to get grounded. The energy that flows from it is incredible. Do we have a "dance" chakra?