FOR THE GRID-WALKER'S-STORY AND WALK-[A]GAINST-FICTION.

FOR THE SECOND-STAGE-LIFE OF A MAN.

“HOW THE BODY KNOWS BEFORE THE MIND”. ~1. [THERE ARE MOMENTS IN A MAN’S LIFE WHEN THE BODY STOPS FIGHTING BEFORE THE MIND UNDERSTAND WHY. FOR MOST MEN, THIS MOMENT IS FEARED, BECAUSE IT LOOKS LIKE COLLAPSE, FAILURE, WEAKNESS, OR DEFEAT. BUT FOR A MAN WHO HAS CARRIED TOO MUCH, FOR TOO LONG, WITH TOO…

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:Ephraim-H: Troyer.

“HOW THE BODY KNOWS BEFORE THE MIND”.

~1. [THERE ARE MOMENTS IN A MAN’S LIFE WHEN THE BODY STOPS FIGHTING BEFORE THE MIND UNDERSTAND WHY.

FOR MOST MEN, THIS MOMENT IS FEARED, BECAUSE IT LOOKS LIKE COLLAPSE, FAILURE, WEAKNESS, OR DEFEAT.

BUT FOR A MAN WHO HAS CARRIED TOO MUCH, FOR TOO LONG, WITH TOO LITTLE SUPPORT, THIS MOMENT IS NOT THE END.

IT IS THE BEGINNING OF THE SECOND STAGE OF HIS LIFE CYCLE.

THIS IS THE STORY OF WHAT HAPPENS WHEN SURVIVAL ENDS AND SOMETHING ENTIRELY NEW BEGINS, NOT IN THOUGHT, NOT IN BELIEVE, BUT IN THE BODY ITSELF.]

~1. FOR THE FIRST-STAGE=SURVIVAL.

[MOST MEN NEVER QUESTION THE WEIGHT THEY CARRY. THEY BELIEVE IT IS THEIR DUTY TO ABSORB THE WORLD’S FRACTURES, TO STAND BETWEEN DANGER AND THE PEOPLE THEY LOVE, TO ENDURE MORE THAN ANY HUMAN SHOULD.

IN THE FIRST STAGE:

PURPOSE IS A WEAPON, NOT A JOY

SERVICE IS SURVIVAL, NOT GIFTING

STRENGTH IS ARMOR, NOT EXPRESSION

SILENCE IS SAFETY, NOT PRESENCE

THIS IS THE LIFE BUILT IN WAR, EVEN IF THE WORLD NEVER CALLED IT WAR.]

~2. FOR THE BREAKING-POINT THAT IS NOT-A-BREAK.

[THERE COMES A MOMENT WHEN THE BODY REFUSES TO MARCH ANOTHER MILE IN A DIRECTION THAT WILL KILL A MAN.

IT FEELS LIKE COLLAPSE.

IT LOOKS LIKE COLLAPSE.

IT TERRIFIES THE MIND.

BUT IT IS NONE OF THESE THINGS. IT IS THE NERVOUS SYSTEM FINALLY SAYING:

  • YOU HAVE CARRIED ENOUGH. IT IS TIME TO LIVE.

WHAT FEELS LIKE THE END IS ACTUALLY THE THRESHOLD TO A LIFE THE MAN HAS NEVER EXPERIENCED BEFORE.]

~3. FOR THE SECOND-STAGE-OF THE LIFE IN THE BODY.

[THE SECOND STAGE IS NOT PHILOSOPHICAL. IT IS PHYSICAL.

IT ARRIVES QUIETLY:

BREATH DEEPENS WTHOUT INSTRUCTIONS

VIGILANCE DISSOLVES WITHOUT EFFORT

THE SPINE WARMS WITHOUT FEAR

TOUCH BECOMES POSSIBLE

CONNECTION STOPS FEELING DANGEROUS

STILLNESS APPEARS WITHOUT COLLAPSE

THE BODY KNOWS LONG BEFORE THE MIND DOES THAT A NEW EXISTENCE HAS BEGUN.]

~4. FOR THE BODY-KNOWS BEFORE THE MIND.

THE MIND WORKS IN MEMORY. THE BODY WORKS IN TRUTH. THE MIND SAYS: “LAST TIME I WAS LOVED, I WAS HURT”.

THE BODY SAYS: “THIS IS DIFFERENT”.

THE MIND SAYS: “IT’S SAFER TO BE ALONE”.

THE BODY SAYS: “IT IS SAFE NOW”.

THE MIND SAYS: “I DO NOT KNOW THIS PATH”.

THE BODY SAYS: “I HAVE ALREADY STEPPED INTO IT”.

IN STAGE TWO OF A MANS LIFE, THE BODY LEADS. THE MIND FOLLOWS.

IT HAS NO CHOICE.]

~5. FOR THE BUILDING OF A HOME-STATE.

[SURVIVAL BUILDS FORTRESSES. LIVING BUILDS HOMES.

A MAN CANNOT OFFER PEACE IF HE DOES NOT LIVE IN PEACE.

A MAN CANNOT HOLD A PARTNERSHIP IF HIS BODY HAS NOWHERE TO LAND.

A MAN CANNOT BECOME STABLE FOR THE WORLD WITHOUT FIRST BECOMING STABLE WITHIN HIMSELF.

  • “WHAT WOULD A LIFE BUILT FOR ACTAUL LIVING LOOK LIKE?”

THIS IS THE FOUNDATION:

  • RYTHUM
  • NOURISHMENT
  • STRUCTURE
  • REST
  • JOY
  • CONNECTION
  • BELONGING

NOT AS ACHIEVEMENT. BUT AS DAILY LIFE.]

~6. : WHAT-BECOMES-POSSIBLE-IN-STAGE-TWO.

[WHEN SURVIVAL DISSOLVES, SOMETHING EXTRAORDINARY APPEARS. A MAN BECOMES ABLE TO RECEIVE.

  • NOT AS A REWARD,
  • NOT AS A TRANSACTION,
  • NOT AS SACRIFICE,
  • BUT AS A NATURAL STATE OF A HUMAN WHO IS NO LONGER CARRYING THE WORLD.

RECEIVING AWAKENS:

  • CONNECTION
  • DESIRE
  • TENDERNESS
  • PARTNERSHIP
  • PRESENCE
  • BELONGING
  • PURPOSE

THE LIFE THAT ONCE FELT IMPOSSIBLE BECOMES THE LIFE HE IS FINALLY STRONG ENOUGH TO HOLD.]

~7. : WHY-THIS-PATH-MATTERS-FOR-HUMANITY.

[WHEN EVEN ONE MASCULINE STEPS OUT OF SURVIVAL AND INTO A GROUNDED, LIVING PRESENCE, THE TEMPLATE SHIFTS.

  • OTHER MEN FEEL IT.
  • OTHER WOMEN RELAX.
  • THE EARTH STEADIES.
  • THE FIELD OPENS.

HUMANITY CHANGES WHEN MASCULINE NERVOUS SYSTEMS CHANGE.

YOU DO NOT HAVE TO SAVE THE WORLD TO AFFECT THE WORLD.

YOU SIMPLY HAVE TO LIVE AS A KIND OF MAN OTHER MEN CAN FINALLY LEARN FROM WITHOUT FEAR.]

~8. FOR THE MESSAGE TO THE MAN IN THE FIRST-STAGE OF HIS LIFE.

  • [YOU ARE NOT BROKEN.
  • YOU ARE NOT LATE.
  • YOU ARE NOT WEAK.
  • YOU ARE NOT ALONE.

YOU ARE SIMPLY STANDING AT THE DOORWAY BETWEEN TWO STAGES OF YOUR LIFE.

YOUR BODY ALREADY KNOWS THE WAY FORWARD.

YOUR BREATH ALREADY KNOWS THE NEXT STEP.

YOUR NERVOUS SYSTEM ALREADY KNOWS YOU ARE MEANT TO LIVE.

AND NOT JUST LIVE, BUT FINALLY BELONG.]

FOR THE MEMORY-MINDER.

:LOVE HAS NO CONDITIONS.

FACTS HAVE NO FEELINGS.

:HUMILITY HAS NO EGO.

FOR THE LOVE AND BLESSING SENT TO YOU BY THE GRID-WALKER AND POSTMASTER: EPHRAIM-H: TROYER.

: ANCHOR.

: PILLAR.

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