drugs that is causing overdoses and deaths all across America. It is simply devastating. The end of the story came back to why people turn to drugs in the first place--the drown out their feelings. Let that sink in for minute. Americans are dying everyday because we have failed to teach them how to sit with their feelings. We have all been overwhelmed with emotions at some point in our lives. I know I have been in some dark places with heavy emotions in the past. How do you cope? Who taught you how to handle your emotions? What habits do you have that support or hinder your ability to deal with strong emotions? Do you have a habit of emotional eating? Drinking? Binging on television or social media? As the Famous Dr. Phil would ask, "How's that working for you?" One of the main reasons we practice yoga, learn the Enneagram, and use Ayurveda is to be able to deal with life stressors when they come our way. "One central aspect of a mature love of ourselves is caring about our growth sufficiently that we do not flee from the discomfort or pain of our actual condition. We must love ourselves enough not to abandon ourselves—and we abandon ourselves to the degree that we are not fully present to our own lives. When we are caught up in worry, fantasy, tension, and anxiety, we become dissociated from our bodies and our feelings—and ultimately from our true nature." (The Wisdom of the Enneagram, 347) Today, notice how you handle stressors.

What new habit could you develop to build your capacity to stay with the discomfort?
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Namaste,
jen

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