Over-giving. People pleasing. Anxiety. Perfectionism. Being nice to keep the peace. Body pain. Smiling through it all. Inflammation. Exhaustion. Performance.
It is all connected.
Nothing in your life exists in isolation.
What the actual @#$%?
Inner experience: “Didn’t sleep again last night. Mind wouldn’t stop. Lower back aches. I need coffee. Head feels foggy. I really need to get more sleep. What is it with my back? Brow furrows and head shakes. The dishes were left out. Again. Jaw clenches. No one does anything around here. Body tightens. Why do I have to do everything? Lips press together to suppress words that want to fly out. I’m going to be late. I can’t be late. Heat rises through the body. I need my coffee for the commute. (It spills). What the actual f@$#!? Tears sting the eyes.”
The coffee didn’t cause the reaction. It revealed the accumulation.
“clarity is not the acquisition of truth. it is the removal of illusion”