{"id":1067,"date":"2016-11-26T17:11:45","date_gmt":"2016-11-26T22:11:45","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/mayasgifts.elisegold.org\/?p=1067"},"modified":"2016-11-26T16:56:02","modified_gmt":"2016-11-26T21:56:02","slug":"an-uncomfortable-feeling","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mayasgifts.elisegold.org\/?p=1067","title":{"rendered":"An uncomfortable feeling"},"content":{"rendered":"

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July 31, 2007<\/p>\n

Dear Maya,<\/p>\n

As you\u2019ve already learned from past entries (and as you probably know now, from knowing yourself) you are an extremely articulate person who is in touch with her feelings.<\/p>\n

I went to Fire Island for four days with some friends from high school.\u00a0 We\u2019ll all be turning 50 this upcoming year and wanted to celebrate together in some way.\u00a0 I had ambivalence about going, as this is the longest I\u2019d be without you.\u00a0 I knew you\u2019d be fine, but I thought I\u2019d miss you terribly.\u00a0 As it turns out, I DID you miss you terribly AND I had a great time.\u00a0 I called you each night to touch base with you.\u00a0 The first night you were so kind.\u00a0 You really wanted to know how I<\/u><\/strong> was doing.\u00a0 And you were wondering about my friends, too.\u00a0 This was pretty amazing that you reached out in this way.<\/p>\n

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The next couple of nights\u2019 phone conversations were a bit different.\u00a0 You have been thinking about your birthday party.\u00a0 You\u2019ve been wondering where to have it, who to invite and on what date.\u00a0 This is a lot for an almost 7-year-old to bear.\u00a0 You expressed the following to me:<\/p>\n

\u201cMommy, I have an uncomfortable feeling.\u00a0 It\u2019s not like I\u2019m sitting in an uncomfortable position.\u00a0 It\u2019s more like an uncomfortable feeling in my heart.\u201d\u00a0 This was quite remarkable, Maya.\u00a0 You pinpointed the feeling.\u00a0 You are experiencing anxiety (a feeling that we all know well) and didn\u2019t have a name for it, but were able to express what was going on inside.<\/p>\n

Daddy assured me that while I was away, you were having a great time.\u00a0 It was only during our phone conversations that you tuned in to how much you missed me.<\/p>\n

I\u2019m glad to be back, to talk with you in person about your uncomfortable feelings, hold you in my arms and do some party planning!<\/p>\n

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