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.
6:38 PM · Aug 11, 2022
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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.
6:38 PM · Aug 11, 2022
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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.
7:09 PM · Aug 11, 2022
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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.
7:20 PM · Aug 11, 2022
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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.
7:20 PM · Aug 11, 2022
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Conclusion:
RACHEL CLIFTON (real power is embodied)⚡️@rachelclif
Being bad at being good
saved my soul.
Being good at being bad
saved my life.
7:20 PM · Aug 11, 2022
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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
1:25 PM · Dec 3, 2022
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RACHEL CLIFTON (real power is embodied)⚡️@rachelclif
when shame is met with loving witnessing, it dissolves by itself
1:31 PM · Dec 3, 2022
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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
1:31 PM · Dec 3, 2022
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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
1:31 PM · Dec 3, 2022
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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?
1:31 PM · Dec 3, 2022
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I love you. Stay with me.