It’s as if I Know How to be Like This

On returning to our true essence, to before

Photo by Nareeta Martin on Unsplash

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It’s as if I Know How to be Like This

You’ve learnt to be different 
Of course.
The place I know best,
that knows me best
The hardest to remember,
never really left.

Held by my body
My nest.
Safe within myself, my Self
the true bit that came first
The original essence,
purest energy.

My place of wisdom 
The whole first true self.
From which I can witness parts,
be with them
Recognise good intentions,
be grateful.

My body holds the memory
Skin fits, I can be me.
Bones bend, not break,
muscles feel lighter and brave
Gut instinct knows unshakeable truth,
brain makes sense, I belong
Heart feels content, pumps peace,
lungs unclench, let go, release.

Curious, compassionate, confident 
Like a child.
Take your hand, search your eyes,
skip along rhyming words
Imaginative, playful and carefree,
giggling
Pure, giving unconditional love,
like sunbeams. 

This place is before.

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Always be vulnerable, brave and daring!

Sensitively yours,

Gentle Gillian x

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Reflective Questions For You:

You know you best in the world. Always have, always will. Yet, at times, we can feel we don’t know ourselves at all. As you read the poem above, ponder these questions:

• What do you remember about the place that is your first whole true self?

• What does your body remember about the place of you?

• When is your place before?

Bonus activity: In one of my favourite songs, Somewhere Only We Know by Keane, the writers capture beautifully:

And if you have a minute, why don't we go
Talk about it somewhere only we know?
This could be the end of everything
So, why don't we go somewhere only we know?
Somewhere only we know

I invite you to close your eyes and listen to the song, let your body move however it may choose, let whatever the words and music stir in you swirl, take some deep breaths…

Then, when you’re ready, pick up your pen, and write what wants to be written.

Uncup your hands, let your words take flight, by sharing some of them with your fellow sensitive souls here in the sensitive coaches pHiloSoPhy in a comment below; be vulnerable, brave and daring:

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Gillian is a qualified and credentialed Coach (ICF, PCC), a qualified Coach Supervisor and Coach Mentor; and, of course, a Highly Sensitive Person (HSP). She works with HSPs to manage their self-doubt, anxiety and overwhelm, so you can be fully present for yourself and others. To explore working with Gillian, book an initial (free) call by clicking here.

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