Have you ever asked yourself why tangible things can’t always be touched? It’s been challenging for me lately, and I would imagine for all of us with a heart and soul to discern what is real in this world. It’s a constant influx of:
- AI
- Automation
- Digital Overwhelm
As a business owner and as someone who truly does desire to get her voice into the world, I’m frustrated with the supposed need to consistently live in the digital world in an ongoing battle with algorithms, a fight I can’t win. I don’t dislike social media; in fact, it has much to do with how I ended up here and on so many beautiful retreats with the Wild Essence community.
Connections
I do believe, if used correctly, it has the power to keep us connected to the humans who are most important to us, particularly those not in close proximity. But can we get back to posting from our heart and soul? Can we get away from the regurgitated AI-generated content that has no substance but seems to generate likes and views? Can we choose substance over dopamine?
Living in the tangible world with a sense of presence has been my top priority, and I don’t see that changing anytime soon. It makes me feel alive and not like a zombie supplying oxygen to social platforms. I also recognize that the tangible can’t always be touched.
Being human is not easy. We are complex beings that require constant nurturing and adaptability. My work this year has taken me strangely into the automotive world, where I teach a Customer Experience program.
3 Es of Customer Experience
In the program, we often anchor on the 3 Es of Customer Experience.
- Ease
- Effectiveness
- Emotion
When it comes to the context of automotive retail, this makes sense. In the context of being human, I see an overlap…
Emotion or Emotions – Because it’s possible that we feel conflicting emotions at the same time.
Embodiment – Because as much as we are trained to ‘think,’ we don’t exist only from the neck up.
Energy – Because we experience the world through 7 levels of energy. And when we have awareness of this, we can make conscious choices.
When we are in tune with our 3 Es, things start to flow and make sense. And while we may not have the language as we come out of the womb, I believe we know them intuitively. As we enter society, they are trained and in many cases, punished out of us.
I should also mention that they don’t exist in isolation from one another, and they certainly aren’t precise.
The body holds so many keys for us that we ignore when we continue to ‘push through’ as many of us were taught. Yes, GenX, I am looking at you. I’ve noticed that even when I go to the doctor, there is minimal physical touch. It leans more towards the over-intellectualization of the nice, tidy out-of-the-box questions provided by the insurance company.
Tandem Emotions
Our bodies and our minds, of course, can give us insight into our emotions. What we often don’t account for is the conflicting emotions that we can hold in tandem. Like right now, in this moment, on the final day of this retreat, I feel…
Pensive – we do deep work here, and it’s processing, which is why I am writing at this moment.
Sad – because while I know in reality that this won’t be my last time, it will likely be my last time with this exact group of people, it always is.
Grateful – like extremely grateful that we are able to gather like this and do what most of the world would perceive as weird shit.
And of course, all of this plays into our energy levels. This is the most complex to explain, but possibly the easiest to feel. While the assessment can educate us on our tendencies, the power in this awareness comes from what we do with the information. What I’ve learned is that it is important that we don’t get stuck in any one level for too long.
In fact, it is crucial that we don’t get stuck in anything for too long – places, jobs, even relationships when we don’t allow them to evolve.
Perfectionist
As I try to bring this to a conclusion, knowing I already have too many words, I feel like part of it is unfinished. This is not because I am being lazy, but because I genuinely don’t have my thoughts figured out at this time. The perfectionist in me absolutely hates this. The evolved version of me is learning to let go and be ok with the fact that there is so much more to discover and leave it at that. To seek those who don’t look at me to have all the answers, but to those who can trust that truly none of us know anything for certain.
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