Anger, 3

passive. Anger often takes the passive aggressive route, which is to say it shows up indirectly and not toward what you are truly angry about. Like sometimes the trash bag doesn't fit the can correctly and rage shows up. Rage that more fittingly is toward the boundaries that were not respected yesterday. Journal Prompt: ...receives my passive aggressive anger.

Anger, 2

Underneath. Anger positions itself over unearthed emotions. Like disappointment, how it hides behind resentment. Like loneliness, how it loiters inside aggression. Journal Prompt: Under my anger is…

Anger, 1

In Your Body. Anger is amplified body stress, demonstrating in your chest, shoulders, and knuckles. Journal Prompt: Where does anger happen in your body?

Slowing Down, 9

Empty Space. Detoxing from uninterrupted stimulation brings withdrawal, a desire to anxiously fill in empty space. Journal Prompt: I fill in empty space with...

Slowing Down, 8

Pace. The codependent pull to live life at the pace of those surrounding you is strong. Find people who help you pace. Journal Prompt: The pace surrounding me is...

Slowing Down, 7

Scarcity. How might you begin to slow down when marketing and culture pursues after any spare seconds? Slowing down is long forgotten when scarcity is not an experience but a solidified state of being. If you slow down, you will miss something. Probably a few things. A choice to slow down is a choice to intentionally miss out. Journal Prompt: If I slow down, I will miss...

Slowing Down, 6

Relationships You miss the depth of relationships when you ignore prompts to slow down. In speed, you tend to overlook the nuances and sacred bonding opportunities. Muscle memory takes over and you project what is expected and live from patterns instead of organically. Journal Prompts: I tend to overlook... My muscle memory expects... I miss out on...

Slowing Down, 5

Sprinting. Slowing down means that you stay with emotions rather than wave at them as they sprint by the retail window. You walk out in front of them and make eye contact. You respect their presence and listen to what they have to say. Journal Prompt: If I slowed down and stayed with my emotions I would hear...

Slowing Down, 4

Innate. We all innately know that there is something for us if we slow down. Journal Prompt: What’s waiting for you if you slow down?

Slowing Down, 3

When. I am never more aware of my need to slow down than when I am applying lotion after a shower. What is the race about? Who is holding the blessed stopwatch? Slowing down requires moments of awareness that check your speed. Journal Prompt: I am most aware of my need to slow down when...