I’m grateful for the clarity and honesty in what you’ve shared here. What strikes me most is how you name the “trigger dance” as something we can actually step out of, not by denying our nervous system’s reactions, but by recognizing them with compassion and practicing steadier ground.
I’ve been discovering this too: the patterns that hijack us often come from old imprints, but they don’t have to define us. The simple act of noticing where a trigger shows up in the body, and choosing to pause, already starts the rewiring. That pause is powerful.
Your words remind me that the real work is not about chasing the “impossible goal” of never being triggered, but about cultivating the presence to respond differently. In that way, triggers become teachers rather than enemies.
Thank you for your continued willingness to explore and to share your journey. It’s encouraging to see how practices like this are opening new space for healing and presence.
Thank you for sharing this with us. Images come to mind and how we are constantly ingesting them and re-ingesting them in a circular way. Like a carousel ride… the great wheel of Samsara… the connection between what you were saying about our nervous system and triggers guided me towards this understanding: To control our reactions to images (thoughts and concepts which lead to feelings) is to control the very course of our Spiritual journey. Of course diet has a helpful influence in this and a lack of diet for a spell…the fasting of our thoughts, words, and foods. Hmmmm….. on our way homeward. love you 💗🤍💜
More periods of quiet and stillness is a good first step. Thank you, it is noticeably working in my life and now I know why.
I am so happy to know this! Yay! 💞
Ellen,
Wow!!!
I’m grateful for the clarity and honesty in what you’ve shared here. What strikes me most is how you name the “trigger dance” as something we can actually step out of, not by denying our nervous system’s reactions, but by recognizing them with compassion and practicing steadier ground.
I’ve been discovering this too: the patterns that hijack us often come from old imprints, but they don’t have to define us. The simple act of noticing where a trigger shows up in the body, and choosing to pause, already starts the rewiring. That pause is powerful.
Your words remind me that the real work is not about chasing the “impossible goal” of never being triggered, but about cultivating the presence to respond differently. In that way, triggers become teachers rather than enemies.
Thank you for your continued willingness to explore and to share your journey. It’s encouraging to see how practices like this are opening new space for healing and presence.
Kevin J
Fun and inspiring learning this dance with you 🥰🙏
Ellen,
Thank you for sharing this with us. Images come to mind and how we are constantly ingesting them and re-ingesting them in a circular way. Like a carousel ride… the great wheel of Samsara… the connection between what you were saying about our nervous system and triggers guided me towards this understanding: To control our reactions to images (thoughts and concepts which lead to feelings) is to control the very course of our Spiritual journey. Of course diet has a helpful influence in this and a lack of diet for a spell…the fasting of our thoughts, words, and foods. Hmmmm….. on our way homeward. love you 💗🤍💜
Beautiful!! 😍