Hi Open,

I have noticed that the more I have come to be in the sacred ground of being, the more it is impacting situations ‘out there’. Two family relationships recently blew up, one just a few days ago, and which has been the most significant relationship in my life. That person didn’t like how I was ‘being’ and appeared uncomfortable and out of sorts that I wasn’t interacting with their dramas.
Immediately after the interaction, I realised this relationship had been my safety net.
I had been feeling increasingly agitated and frustrated when interacting with this person (and the other family member) with feeling sucked into surface level conversations and dramas, and so it was inevitable that the relationships would break down or change drastically in some way.
And so, although there are identified issues I now need to work on, I have still felt a level of acceptance with it that has in some ways surprised me.
For me, self-acceptance in this situation means not giving up on how I am choosing to be, and not giving away my sovereignty just to maintain relationships with people who have always been there.

Nikki 🙏