Hugo’s Story

You pay attention to what your body is telling you and treat it as connected to your emotional and inner life, not just a machine to keep running. You notice physical signals as clues to what's going on beneath the surface. However, you feel the pull between wanting roots and wanting freedom. Sometimes you feel at home; sometimes nowhere feels quite right. You're still working out what home mean... Show full

You pay attention to what your body is telling you and treat it as connected to your emotional and inner life, not just a machine to keep running. You notice physical signals as clues to what's going on beneath the surface. However, you feel the pull between wanting roots and wanting freedom. Sometimes you feel at home; sometimes nowhere feels quite right. You're still working out what home means for you. In addition, the past feels heavy or irrelevant, and the future feels uncertain or self-constructed. The idea that your life is part of a bigger story, one that started before you and continues after, doesn't sit naturally with you at the moment. Your responses suggest this is an area worth focusing on: somewhere your beliefs and behaviours are pulling in different directions. That's not a judgement; it's an invitation. The most honest and interesting growth often starts in exactly this kind of territory. The practice suggested here is a place to begin.