Hi Joanne, At times when I/fp get very involved in caretaking, I feel pressure in my solar plexus. Thankfully my fp doesn’t get away with trying to run that show for long. In the situationI cited above, I was able to support myself by staying aware of my fp’s deep desire to take the easy way out and just commiserate with her about how wrong the other person was. I’m not sure who I was more interested in caretaking – her or me. What I at first realized as I spoke with her was, I wanted to challenge that fp but wasn’t sure what to say to her because she doesn’t know anything about creating Authentic Power. I was having two conversations in my head at the same time. So in doing the best I could at that time, I told her my feelings about how beneficial it is for me to look at others who challenge me as opportunities for my own growth. I shared with her briefly how challenging my perception that someone is giving me a hard time about something, changes how I feel about the interaction and allows me to have compassion for both of us. What I also noticed about looking at how my fp’s distort my life, is that I also had a fp that wanted me to feel unsure and embarrassed about sharing personally with someone I had only recently met, even though she was so open and I believe really appreciated our new aquaintance. Being aware of one fp, usually leads to awareness of many others that all want to fragment my authenticity. A thousand masks intending to keep me from knowing who I truly am. – a powerful, loving, creative being. But I’m learning, oh how wonderfully I’m learning!!!!! Blessings, Pam