Thanks for sharing this insightful, resonant piece. Trauma (my own individual trauma + generational trauma + collective trauma) can feel like an anvil on top of me, and it's so important to construct a safe container to protect me from both sharing so much that I feel unsafe and from allowing in things that make me feel unsafe in some way (and by unsafe, I mean in a place of overwhelm that could drag me under). So tricky to discern where, with whom, and how to share. Well done, Aris.
Thank you, I took can say me too, and have wanted to write about it. Ok to not be so detailed is a good direction. But we must NOT stay silent. Blessings, Di
This is powerful writing, Aris. Thank you for sharing this emotional process with us. I can say that for me it brought up things I would like to put to paper, but the path from heart to pen is a longer one that I would like. Thank you for the inspiration.
Thank you so much! It's definitely a particular type of yearning. I'm glad you connected with it so much <3 Although, I'm sad we hold so many painful things that long to be shared
Thank you for the lovely comment, Troy. I'm grappling with some things too that Aris's essay approaches, I love his declaration that it's OK not to share everything.
Thanks for sharing this insightful, resonant piece. Trauma (my own individual trauma + generational trauma + collective trauma) can feel like an anvil on top of me, and it's so important to construct a safe container to protect me from both sharing so much that I feel unsafe and from allowing in things that make me feel unsafe in some way (and by unsafe, I mean in a place of overwhelm that could drag me under). So tricky to discern where, with whom, and how to share. Well done, Aris.
Thank you, I took can say me too, and have wanted to write about it. Ok to not be so detailed is a good direction. But we must NOT stay silent. Blessings, Di
I agree! It's a hard line to navigate between silence and saying the right amount. We do our best <3
Thanks for sharing, Di 💜
This is powerful writing, Aris. Thank you for sharing this emotional process with us. I can say that for me it brought up things I would like to put to paper, but the path from heart to pen is a longer one that I would like. Thank you for the inspiration.
Thank you so much! It's definitely a particular type of yearning. I'm glad you connected with it so much <3 Although, I'm sad we hold so many painful things that long to be shared
Thank you for the lovely comment, Troy. I'm grappling with some things too that Aris's essay approaches, I love his declaration that it's OK not to share everything.