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The video below by Rabbi Dr. Abraham Twerski has been showing up on my Facebook feed occasionally for the last year or so. It showed up again this morning and inspired me to make changes in my own life. What I love about this short video is that he creates a metaphor using the growth cycle of lobsters ( yes lobsters! ha!) and self growth. There is a saying in Chinese Medicine culture “that all parts contain the whole.”This is a perfect example of how we can learn to be in harmony with and learn from nature through the unexpected wisdom of lobsters.\u00a0His message is very pertinent for the fall season as many people face hardship this time of year.<\/div>\n<\/header>\n
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One aspect of how Chinese Medicine views the energetic effect of fall on human beings is through the emotion of grief and the “letting go of what no longer serves.” If you have seen me as a practitioner I have most likely told you that healing, most of the time, is not comfortable. Healing involves letting go of limiting beliefs, habitual tendencies, practiced ways of being that we have outgrown, self concepts, and information. Usually this is quite confronting and many of us run away from the process. I know that I do sometimes.<\/p>\n

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