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And then I put thought and underlined it. And that might sound simple, but I really just needed to actually see that physical space between the two things. For me, I've spent a lot of my life struggling with anxiety and depression. I've been through a lot of therapy. And reading that gave me pause because I had just accepted that over-intellectualizing, over-analyzing my thoughts.

That's just been my normal for most of my life. And this made me realize that that might not actually have to be the rest of my life.

That's just been my normal for most of my life. And this made me realize that that might not actually have to be the rest of my life.

That's just been my normal for most of my life. And this made me realize that that might not actually have to be the rest of my life.

That's good. That's a big aha. It was absolutely my aha moment. And it just felt very freeing. And it gave me a lot of hope. And I want to thank you for that. And my question is, what does that space, I guess, mean to you? That space before the thoughts? And also, how do we protect it when we're so socialized to constantly attach to our thoughts or to solely identify with our thoughts?

That's good. That's a big aha. It was absolutely my aha moment. And it just felt very freeing. And it gave me a lot of hope. And I want to thank you for that. And my question is, what does that space, I guess, mean to you? That space before the thoughts? And also, how do we protect it when we're so socialized to constantly attach to our thoughts or to solely identify with our thoughts?

That's good. That's a big aha. It was absolutely my aha moment. And it just felt very freeing. And it gave me a lot of hope. And I want to thank you for that. And my question is, what does that space, I guess, mean to you? That space before the thoughts? And also, how do we protect it when we're so socialized to constantly attach to our thoughts or to solely identify with our thoughts?

How do you protect that space? before the thoughts? How do we protect our eye?

How do you protect that space? before the thoughts? How do we protect our eye?

How do you protect that space? before the thoughts? How do we protect our eye?

Okay, good. I'm sure you will.

Okay, good. I'm sure you will.

Okay, good. I'm sure you will.

Hi. You know, I was thinking just when you said that about the parent-to-child relationship, the pain body relationship. Right before I was born, my parents lost a child. And to say that defined who I was for decades, you know, is putting it lightly. And when I, you know, let that thought go that I didn't replace someone, I am not here just to fill a void.

Hi. You know, I was thinking just when you said that about the parent-to-child relationship, the pain body relationship. Right before I was born, my parents lost a child. And to say that defined who I was for decades, you know, is putting it lightly. And when I, you know, let that thought go that I didn't replace someone, I am not here just to fill a void.

Hi. You know, I was thinking just when you said that about the parent-to-child relationship, the pain body relationship. Right before I was born, my parents lost a child. And to say that defined who I was for decades, you know, is putting it lightly. And when I, you know, let that thought go that I didn't replace someone, I am not here just to fill a void.

it really started to help me learn, oh, I'm a person, I'm an individual, I exist for a reason. And the pain that my parents went through was so passed down To me, I was in my mom when she was suffering. And I think, you know, I just think about the power of that thought that I replaced someone and I wasn't meant to exist.

it really started to help me learn, oh, I'm a person, I'm an individual, I exist for a reason. And the pain that my parents went through was so passed down To me, I was in my mom when she was suffering. And I think, you know, I just think about the power of that thought that I replaced someone and I wasn't meant to exist.

it really started to help me learn, oh, I'm a person, I'm an individual, I exist for a reason. And the pain that my parents went through was so passed down To me, I was in my mom when she was suffering. And I think, you know, I just think about the power of that thought that I replaced someone and I wasn't meant to exist.

When I, you know, I read the book in college in 2005 or six because I was so confused. I was so lost. I was so sad. And I think back to those times and I'm like, I can't even recognize that person. until my early 30s where I finally, it all clicked. Like you said, it stays by my bed and I read it all the time because it makes me feel less alone.