Transcending Feeling With The Motion Of The Ocean

Disagreement brings about conflict, even within our own bodies. Our emotions are felt in waves, each one slightly different than the last. We respond in one of three directions: we adjust our footing and embrace them; we try to fight something bigger than our ability to contain it; or we retreat from the water line, avoiding the changing tide altogether. Our ‘choice’ is all relative to a combination of our mood and our personal triggers, similar to the tide itself. No sooner have we settled on a perspective, than a new idea lands in the middle of it, challenging (and potentially changing) our point of view. Conflicting thoughts do battle as we take new information into the fold. We begin to question our initial judgments and draw different lines around our knowledge, as we allow more space for our wisdom to work its magic. It’s always helpful if we recognize that we need information from others to truly contemplate anything, but our triggers can lead us in the opposite direction - away from the very people and information that might help us transform our conflicts and/or learn to live peaceably within them…

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