I think symbiotic connection is a gift of intimacy. We are intimate beings, geared for intimacy. We were made to connect. Deeply. Zealously. Without fear.
Intimacy is about being vulnerable, trusting the space we’re in, trusting others, trusting God, and yes, trusting ourselves. But it has a prerequisite. That’s safety. We need to feel safe. We need to break past and fast from the strains of the trauma bonds that constrain us—that can be an insurmountable challenge, but we can practice feeling safe a moment at a time. Yet, the fact that we cannot let go and be vulnerable also gives us bearing for where we feel we need to go.
We will not be alive for very long, even if a whole year or decade seems long. The older I get, the more conscious I am of the fleetingness of life. This ought to motivate us to really fully experience what life has to offer—as much as we can.
Empathy is born of such a thing as the spirituality of symbiotic connection. It is an amazing gift for ourselves and others. We were made to empathise.
Highly sensitive people (HSPs) have a gift around this connection, but paradoxically, HSPs are also prone to trauma because they’re hyper-attuned. Unfortunately, the world is sensory overload, and that’s felt deeper and harder by HSPs, yet to get the most out of life, we have the head start.
Not everyone feels, but to feel is to livea —positive feeling. We often don’t associate difficult feelings as if to live, but living in the moment of hardship, accepting the moment all the same, is the zenith, a spiritual pinnacle.
There are certainly gifts of cognition as well, and connecting with ourselves, others, and God—making meaning, going to unknown depths, perceiving miracles of discovery.
The spirituality of symbiotic connection is about adding experiences and information from experiences, deriving meaning from all these, making meaning, and connecting all this with and attaching to the dynamics of others, ourselves, and God.
This is an updated edition of a post originally published on Tribework
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