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Brittney Breakey's avatar

I felt this deeply. Thank you.

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Lucia Bennett's avatar

Thank you so much for reading, Brittney. I'm honored that it resonated 🦋

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Brittney Breakey's avatar

Usually mid-year (once I’ve gotten a pulse on where I am and what I’m experiencing) I’ll name my journal document. This year it’s: The year of the empty spaces. After reading your piece, the title has brought more meaning. :)

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Adrienne's avatar

Love this!!! I empty by sitting in stillness outside. I lay under a tree and listen to the wind speak through the leaves. I empty by spilling my thoughts on paper.

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Lucia Bennett's avatar

Beautiful. How peaceful ☺️ the trees have such peaceful medicine for us

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Ally Johnston's avatar

I absolutely love your work, I resonated with it so much . I’m not a writer but you have inspired me to have a go. Thank you so much

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Lucia Bennett's avatar

Oh thank you so much Ally! I'm so glad you feel inspired to write--I believe we are all writers if we want to be ☺️

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Tess Posner's avatar

beautiful. thank you for this!!

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Lucia Bennett's avatar

Thank you for reading! <3

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Mal Ridges's avatar

Your post has prompted me to engage with something that I’ve been wondering about for a while now. I wear a pendant I made from the wood of a tree that I spent a week sitting under. That week was a turning point in my life. I’ve worn the pendant for about three years. About 4 months ago it cracked open. Not enough the split in half, but an opening. It is telling me something. That tree is telling me. Something in me is opening.

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Lucia Bennett's avatar

My immediate response to this was to want to yell out joyfully "YOU ARE SO INFINITELY LOVED!" It feels like proof of that

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Lucia Bennett's avatar

Oh wow. This is so powerful. What a gift that you shared that here! Thank you. Something in you is opening! Something in you is creating space for more you/more life 💜

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Mal Ridges's avatar

Yeah it is. And it is way deeper than my mind can comprehend - because I don’t know how to process it. I can only surrender to the feeling of it. To just sit in it. And to reflect that a tree, the universe (?), is watching, supporting… communicating through the pendant… is deeply deeply humbling.

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Taylor Ellwood's avatar

I usually do some type of energetic vomiting. It helps a lot. I'll also scream and yell and do some kung fu.

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Lucia Bennett's avatar

Oooh yes to energetic vomiting! Such a powerful practice and experience

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Taylor Ellwood's avatar

It really is. I always feel cleared out afterwards. Great post!

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Sara Khayat's avatar

I love this! Love the flow of your writing too. I will think about what I need to empty the next few weeks 🍂

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Angelia Santiago's avatar

Beautiful, thank you for sharing. I deeply feel this type of change as well!

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