Resonance

When we speak of something resonating with us, we often mean we liked getting ourselves attuned to whatever it is because it felt good.  Maybe we say, “His words really resonated with me because I’ve been thinking the same thing for a long while.”.   Perhaps a book or a movie resonated with you because your past experiences were similar.  Recently I’ve come to think of this use of resonance as more inclusive than an earlier understanding.  Things we don’t like or that don’t feel good can also hold resonance with us because they need our attention.  Maybe a certain opinion of you or a descriptor of situation sets off red flags because it’s true.  Anything drawing any kind of response from you is resonating with you.  This isn’t to say that there is truth under or around the resonance but that whatever sets your alarms off – good or bad – is waiting for you to lean into it a little more so you can find out what needs to be acknowledged.