#138 | May 14, 2025 | 09:40

Cycle: Follicular – Day 12

Location: Home – room

Context: Leaving for work only got 5 minutes to get ready and all.

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🧠 Thought Stream

[quoting thought]: “What does growth without striving look like?” -Tara Mcmullin quoted in her book.

[insight thought]: Ah, this is HOPE right there. It’s a trap.

[reflective thought]: When I first read this, I couldn’t grasp the real meaning. It landed differently emotionally and physically.

[realization thought]: And now, re-reading this, I know what this means is trying to achieve. And I can’t be in that same frequency.

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RESEARCH NOTE:

This thought pattern is called “embodied cognition” – when your body recognizes truth before your mind does. Your physical “tightness” response to “growth without striving” is your body’s wisdom detecting a contradiction.

Source: The Body Keeps the Score by Bessel van der Kolk

RELATED EXPLORATION:

– Radical Acceptance by Tara Brach

– Four Thousand Weeks by Oliver Burkeman

STANDARD DISCLAIMER:

WooshBrain connects personal experience with broader psychological concepts. While I aim for accuracy, these connections are starting points for exploration rather than definitive interpretations. I encourage readers to explore these ideas through their own research.

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