Sublime

what blows my mind about everybody neglecting human experiences in favor of being on their phone 14 hours a day is that like 95% of you suck at being on the phone. can’t post for shit, 100 unread wikipedia articles in your tabs, getting groomed on discord. you are not good at it

become fascinated by the 'inner' experience of the body; the sensations, textures and temperatures that make up the 'inside' of the body - the part that can be felt but not seen there's so much more happening in there than at first seems. the more curious and intrigued by it we become, the better

there are 2 (main) ways to work with emotional bottlenecks*: 1. direct emotional processing –– deliberately feel the emotion you're avoiding 2. reality engaged processing i.e. processing emotion thru action –– create tiny, manageable encounters with the scary situation & let

steps: 1. ground: find neutral body area (hands/feet). explore its boundaries 2. rest: settle into this neutral space. notice texture, shape, edges 3. roam: let attention wander freely throughout body, like an unleashed dog following its nose 4. warmth: summon feelings of

something i notice during convos with people who are really into astrology is the shift that happens they ask for my signs. i watch in realtime as they go from engaging with the reality of who i am to a simplified concept of who they *think* i am based on those signs they're no

astrology as the unexpectedly perfect demonstration of the mind's habit to replace direct experience with concept this is probably my least fav aspect of astrology–the frustration of feeling someone begin to engage with an idea of what i am rather than remain curious. some