The episode's anchor theme: moments when a doorway into the unfamiliar opens. Some people jump through, others wait for the next one. Nev's rule is to always walk through, and she says the portal opens when you can no longer survive in the known.
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- Leaving Canada on a full-body impulse
Soon after meeting Tamir, Nev had a 'full-body knowing' that she could no longer live in Canada, though she had few logical reasons. With no expectations, she packed up and went to the…
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- Curiosity, not courage, carries you through
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- Walk through the portal, led by curiosity
When a full-body impulse or intuitive knowing points toward the unknown, trust it and go, letting curiosity rather than the absence of fear move you. Tamir adds that you plant the idea and…
For those humans who want to change, they just have a deep desire to shift. That fear is always trumped by curiosity.
If you see a portal, you should absolutely walk through it. That is my life philosophy.
The portal to the unknown opens the moment that we realize that we can no longer survive in the known.