Jeannie invites participants to drop into being. She talks about the reality of acceptance, and how it can be challenging to accept some things fully because of our unconscious mind's role in acceptance or the lack thereof. Sometimes the first thing that needs accepting is that we cannot accept something! Resistance to acceptance is often something we need to meet before we can accept something, and staying in the simplicity of what is, we can digest the unintegrated "no!" energy lying beneath our good intentions.

Exchanges

Exchange 1: Participant notices their default meaning-making mind isn't very fulfilling, feels like a waste of time, and is curious about what Jeannie's "default mind" is like.

Exchange 2: Participant feels stuck in more than they know how to digest. Jeannie talks about acceptance and invites participant into simple being and resting together. 

Exchange 3: Participant told her sister about abuse sister's husband had perpetrated on the participant, but sister blames the participant. Jeannie explores the simultaneous honoring of the tremendous grief/trauma but also recognizing the sister as "unable." Jeannie encourages a grieving  of the former image of the sister, realizing the shock the sister's psyche must manage to live with her husband given this information.

Exchange 4: Participant is constantly overwhelmed in their co-living situation and trying to find space. Jeannie talks about how overwhelming ourselves does not serve living open in all circumstances, but instead by finding our window of tolerance.

Exchange 5: Participant explores showing up as they are rather than as a good student. They experience the safety of being here, and also allow the one who was hurt to take their time in checking things out and assessing safety.

Exchange 6: Participant asks about how to deal with the energetic overwhelm of our times. Jeannie talks about balancing an awareness of the whole without overwhelming ourselves, being plugged into simple ground and the Holy, and doing whatever small things seems to be ours to contribute.

Exchange 7: Participant wants to know what if their soothing methods are addictve behaviors? Jeannie talks about dealing with trauma by looking to the experts and exploring healthy resourcing.


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