On shadow work.

And shame. And love. And what happens when we can love it all.

RACHEL CLIFTON (real power is embodied)⚡️ @rachelclif

Shadow work in a nutshell → if the desire for money, power & status is inherently evil, most (if not all) human beings are inherently evil.

RACHEL CLIFTON (real power is embodied)⚡️ @rachelclif

Alt → we need to rethink our definition of evil. I think the desire to be seen to be “good” is far more dangerous.

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RACHEL CLIFTON (real power is embodied)⚡️ @rachelclif

In case you couldn't tell, I don't consider myself to be a particularly “good” person. And... oh my God, there's so much fucking joy in that.

RACHEL CLIFTON (real power is embodied)⚡️ @rachelclif

Being good is really fucking boring. And exhausting. And I'm just not very good at it. No matter how hard I try.

RACHEL CLIFTON (real power is embodied)⚡️ @rachelclif

Because “being good” is an impossible standard that's literally designed to oppress us. It's the language of shame, made (fake) nice.

Conclusion:

RACHEL CLIFTON (real power is embodied)⚡️ @rachelclif

Being bad at being good saved my soul. Being good at being bad saved my life.

A path forward:

RACHEL CLIFTON (real power is embodied)⚡️ @rachelclif

how to become a loving witness to shame: let yourself be lovingly witnessed in your own

RACHEL CLIFTON (real power is embodied)⚡️ @rachelclif

when shame is met with loving witnessing, it dissolves by itself

RACHEL CLIFTON (real power is embodied)⚡️ @rachelclif

you are not, and have never been, “broken”. you are not, and have never been, “bad”. there is nothing wrong with you. you are not the problem. you are not a problem

RACHEL CLIFTON (real power is embodied)⚡️ @rachelclif

let that sink in for a moment, and then another moment, until the moment is all there is

RACHEL CLIFTON (real power is embodied)⚡️ @rachelclif

your presence is love. your being is love. your presence is loved. your being is loved. can you feel it?

I love you. Stay with me.