Like a seed breaking through the earth so it can flower, the emotion is surfacing because it wants our attention.

Do you ever feel like your existence is a nuisance? Like you don't deserve to take up space?

Last week, my Dad asked me how much money I made in 2021. My answer surprised him. (If you had told me in 2019, it would have surprised me too.)

Yet that’s not what’s happening in the group. No one is intentionally intimidating me. The feeling is coming up because of my insecurity.

Does what I’m doing matter?
What’s the point?
Who even cares?

When we are easily disturbed, offended, or emotionally charged, we have the opportunity to better understand ourselves. As we lean into our over-reactions, we can separate ourselves from the experience and get curious…Why is this bothering me? What is at the root of this?