This tweet from 2016 still feels so relevant. Many of us know exactly what it feels like to not be seen or heard. To have our feelings invalidated. To have that invalidation become so extensive we begin to invalidate ourselves. We may begin to dismiss things we feel, ignore intuition, tell ourselves to get over things and to silence our inner knowings. But the more you become conscious, awake, aware and attuned, the more you notice how many people are not. You will notice exactly where people are stuck or blocked. You may feel it’s your job to help them or you may just want to completely separate yourself. When we understand energetically why people operate the way they do, that doesn’t means its an excuse for their behavior. It’s an explanation of the energy dynamic that we can use to find our own integrity and boundaries. Energy work is the practice of personal responsibility that asks what can I do even if this other person is not willing to change. We do the work on ourselves instead to shift how we relate to life. This is why one of my favorite energy healing techniques is releasing resistance to other peoples resistance. Its about not getting stuck on the fact that some people will choose to stay stuck, unconscious or blocked regarding the things that could actually help or empower them. Walking our path requires getting to the place where you feel comfortable being misunderstood. We begin to focus more on embodying our medicine than on popularity contests. Because our truth and our medicine can be something very polarizing or triggering to others. Many times the exact thing we are here to embody and share can come with rejection, isolation and not fitting in. My energy isn’t for everyone. And that’s intentional. Join us at @newearthmysteryschool this month for Knowing your Medicine! We will be discussing the journey of certain women from the classical mystical traditions of Sufism, Buddhism and Christianity. This series will include a poetry writing workshop with our guest @sukina_pilgrim We will be writing poetry on this theme of being comfortable being misunderstood and the trials that come with owning our choice to embody our own truth.