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Sketchy Boundary Issues

My left-brain dominant challenge begs for a worldview of unconditional warm regard Which sometimes feels uncomfortably warm through heated confrontations confused about whose voice is rightfully speaking respectfully with whom And who is listening curiously for and with whom to practice universal uniting compassion, employing warm organically-fed tools sometimes slow as molasses in frosty January Not cold steel weapons, icicles aimed for the hearts and minds of difficult Others. On our best days and nights not too coldly distant and not too heatedly dissonant Even on our worst traumatic days and narcissistic dramatic nights, silent listening voices urge unconditionally curious regard To avoid slippery unsafe unhealthy slopes of anger blaming lack of patience and self-shaming fear reacting against Others' impatience Judgment that I am not important enough to respect, to regard, to notice, to matter, to value, to appreciate, to love unconditionally Outside my left-hemisphere dominant claustrophobic box of mere linear cause-effect univocal reason And Inside limbic right-hemisphere resonance, dark/light mindful inside/outside enlightenment/empowerment For integral indigenous mind/bodies peaceful spirit/natures recreating co-passionate ego/eco-spirals transforming ***** uniting mirrors rebalancing yin/yang boundary treasons reassessing Earth's safe wealth/health seasons For white male privileged left-brain dominant challenges continuing to punish and divide insufficient time from sufficient sacred space for unconditional warm regard Best taught by curiously relearning integrity of mindbody becoming radiantly felt Sunlight and EarthTribal internally awesome co-invested power.

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