The Power of Self-Protection

I probably wouldn't say it was a decision. It might have felt like a decision, but it was probably a necessary form of self-protection. There were probably things that had happened to you, and certainly to me and most people listening, that were unbearable in the sense that we couldn't bear the pain they caused. And our nervous system took over and said, we are not going to have you feel pain you cannot handle, so we are going to shut you down. That is an intelligent thing that your body is doing, if you cannot deal. We are really waiting for our spaces and places where we can come back to our feelings,. Come back to our bodies safely, and be