The Noise Isn't Yours. But You're Still Listening.

Are you always in panic mode?

Always some kind of drama happening around you?

Though it’s not your fault—

Does one crisis stop and another immediately show up behind it?

How do you handle it?

Do you go straight into panic mode?

Do you just start running around, trying to do everything you think needs to be done?

Sometimes, when crisis is going on,

The best thing you can do is sit down,

Quiet yourself,

And just open up and listen.

Listen with your heart.

Don’t ask any questions.

Just listen.

Because with everything that’s happened to you before,

You never had the chance to listen.

You didn’t have the chance to listen to your body.

To feel what your body was trying to tell you.

You didn’t do this because you always had someone in your ear—

Telling you what’s wrong.

Telling you what’s right.

Telling you what to do.

As though you couldn’t figure it out yourself.

And you became dependent on that.

You became dependent on asking other people,

Because other people—

Especially the ones who traumatized you—

Made you that way.

They wanted you to feel like you had no power.

They kept taking it away.

Kept saying:

That’s a bad idea.

That’s stupid.

Don’t do that.

Do this instead.

Why?

Because they wanted control.

It was always about control.

So what are you going to do now?

Are you in a crisis right now… again?

It’s okay.

It’s just where you’re at.

All the things from the past kept building up—

And they don’t go away just because you’re aware of them.

It takes time.

It takes time to notice them.

It takes time to learn how to deal with them.

And that takes emotional self-regulation.

Because without that—

You’re still spinning.

Still panicking.

Still running around trying to solve the next problem

With the same mind that created it.

It’s time to leave that behind.

The only way you can do that

Is by getting into yourself.

Getting into your own body.

You can’t do that

If you don’t take the time to sit with yourself and be quiet.

Settle your thoughts down.

Because most of those thoughts?

They’re not yours anyway.

They’re false.

They’re planted from your past.

And they multiply.

They snowball.

They seem like your thoughts.

They sound like you.

They’re not.

And once you realize that,

You can start letting them go.

You won’t feel the same attachment to them anymore.

The panic stops

When you quiet yourself

And allow yourself to feel what’s really happening in your body.

Feel every part of what’s going on inside you.

Focus on your chakras—

Because each one tells a different story.

When one feels off,

Or blocked,

Or strange—

It can tell you more about a situation

Than anyone trying to give you advice ever could.

So take a breath.

Take a seat.

Take another breath.

Feel what’s going on in your body.

Don’t be afraid to ask your body a question.

Something like:

“What do you feel about this person?”

Or

“What do you feel about this situation?”

Then feel into it.

Give it time.

Let the sensations come up.

From there, you’ll have your answer.

If you feel pain in your mid-back?

Stay away.

Trust that.

That’s what betrayal feels like.

If you feel energy in your lower body

your root chakra-

Depending on the situation—

That’s often a good sign.

It can mean grounding.

That the place, or the person, is rooted.

That you’re rooting.

That’s good.

Get to know what your body is trying to tell you.

Learn your signals.

Learn your stories.

Learn more about the chakras—

Or get Louise Hay’s work—

It's a powerful place to start.

~Janice M. Burke

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