Release Resentment & See With Fresh Eyes - Mercury Retrograde in Cancer
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Who have you frozen in time from their worst moment?
Conflict hurts. People disappoint us. We disappoint each other. And sometimes, long after the conflict itself has passed, we continue carrying the resentment, rehearsing what happened, gathering support for our side, and seeing the person through the lens of the worst thing they did. What happens to our relationships, our families, our workplaces, and our world when we keep doing this to each other?
Mercury is retrograde in Cancer from June 29 through July 23, offering an opportunity to look again. Not only at how we communicate, but at the emotional history shaping how we perceive. Where has an old hurt become a lens? Who are we still seeing through the eyes of resentment? What might change if we took the space we genuinely need to feel safe, did the inner work to release what we’re carrying, and allowed ourselves to see with fresh eyes?
In this episode of Our Waking Dream, leadership mentor and spiritual strategist Coco Swanson explores resentment, forgiveness, emotional responsibility, conflict resolution, boundaries, and the relationship between our emotional state and our perception. Together, we explore boundaries as the sacred space we sometimes need in order to heal, the difference between taking space and building a case, and a somatic practice for moving anger, frustration, and resentment through the body before deciding what a conflict means.
Forgiveness doesn’t require us to abandon discernment. Seeing someone’s humanity doesn’t mean removing a boundary we still need. But perhaps we can stop freezing ourselves and each other in our worst moments. Perhaps we can take responsibility for the emotional baggage we carry, let some of it go, and become curious about what we might see through the lens of love.
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