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I am finding that the leftover resentments, fears, and pains from previous wounding or traumatic experiences are the unfinished work of the heart. When we allow the mind to be the only place of processing we engage in, we will often rationalize and justify beliefs and behaviors that are not healthy or helpful as a defense mechanism. Letting the heart have its space is a key to unlocking the stuck emotions and healing.

After recording this morning's sit, I was informed that a good friend and Journey Home Sangha member, Trice Knight, died in the early hours of this morning. Trice suffered for years from advanced COPD and struggled with his breathing. Even so, he joined us regularly for the morning practice and did what he could to find peace in his struggle with breath. We loved him and he will be missed. May he and all beings find peace.

All In Love,

Michael

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I am announcing that JHM will be leaving Facebook in the next month, and will be moving over to Substack, Youtube, and Podcasting formats following.

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"If you want to feel better, you have to get better at feeling"

Let's explore where happiness and pleasure are not the same, and where the place for being with our bodies (mind body, touch body, emotional body) is a spacious place for allowing multiple things to be true.

All In Love,

Michael

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What is this insistence on working hard to heal? Let's talk about it.

All In Love,

Michael

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Becoming aware of how our mind will become creative to avoid suffering is an amazing doorway into reliving the suffering we are trying to avoid.

All In Love,

Michael

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To Know the Dark

To go in the dark with a light is to know the light.
To know the dark, go dark. Go without sight,
and find that the dark, too, blooms and sings,
and is traveled by dark feet and dark wings.

by Wendell Berry

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Today I explore what I mean by "unconscious driver". I tell a deeply personal story that includes some elements of abuse and childhood victimization.

All In Love,

Michael

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Do not guard yourself against the world, guard your softness from your own fear.

All In Love,

Michael

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Let us return to the fountains that feed us, give us real strength, and return us to our true selves.

All In Love,

Michael

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