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Tag: Self Awareness

  • The Flower

    The Flower

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    Harper Leigh
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    There was a time I closed. Not all at oncebut quietlythe way a flower folds in on itselfwhen the night air turns coldwhen the frost settles without warning. Petal by petalI drew inward. Not because I was fragileBecause I knew how to survive. The cold does not ask permission.It arrivesand the body responds. Closing was…

  • The Pause

    The Pause

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    by

    Harper Leigh
    in

    My ending is your pause My closure is your maybe Two opposing nervous systems colliding I lean in You lean out I seek clarity You seek ambiguity Two systems trying to stay safe in very different ways Neither wrong Just opposing A dance around the fire pit Never quite meeting

  • What If It Is Not Their Personality

    What If It Is Not Their Personality

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    by

    Harper Leigh
    in ,

    Daily prompt: What’s something most people don’t understand? Most people think they are dealing with personalities, attitudes, or choices. They are not. They are dealing with nervous systems. Every interaction you have, at work, in relationships, in conflict, in joy, is shaped by the state of your nervous system and the state of the person…