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sense and sensation - by Nicole - startingfromnix

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“Sometimes what you need is to stop making sense” the boxing instructor orated, “and instead lean into sensation.” It was a small room lined with heavy black punching bags. It was my last warm, humid summer in Philadelphia — I was literally crying out my own sweat. This was ages ago, but that one line stuck with me and has crossed my mind many times since.

by Sara Hagale “Sometimes what you need is to stop making sense” the boxing instructor orated, “and instead lean into sensation.” It was a small room lined with heavy black punching bags. It was my last warm, humid summer in Philadelphia — I was literally crying out my own sweat. This was ages ago, but that one line stuck with me and has crossed my mind many times since. What I need most days is mental space. Have you ever wanted that too — the need for the mind to stop overthinking for just one second? I have excessive thoughts rattling around in my brain all the time. So what I love…

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