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Emily Levin's avatar

“I think true embodiment, that is, living more fully enough in our bodies right now to bring the body’s experience onto the page, is a radical leap for most of us. Indeed, I believe this is a more radical leap than the leap of allowing our bodies to remember what they remember, to know what they know.” This hit me hard today and gave me an Ah-ha! moment. You have said and demonstrated this many ways but hearing this way and right now made me gasp then let go of a bit of the breath I hold. I unclenched the teeth I grit to move around in this body now. I’ve dreaded the tidal wave waiting for me, but it seems less ominous parsed out this way. I spend a great deal of energy avoiding and *overcoming* the sensation in my feet, knees, and joints. It is just another denial- a pattern for me. And for honesty in my writing and self, it’s the inevitable frontier. Here we go, one step at a time. Thanks for this possibility and for patty-cakes.

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David Roberts's avatar

Hi Jeannine,

I recently thought so intensely about the night I met my wife-to-be that I was able to summon forth an actual physical sensation that allowed me to write about it with precision.

"When we started speaking, there was a pleasant flutter of excitement in my chest, like the feeling I still get when I know I’m about to receive very good news."

Here's the post, "You Had Me At A Glance."

https://robertsdavidn.substack.com/p/you-had-me-at-a-glance

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