As you get into the personal development (and even spiritual development world), it can be easy to begin to alienate certain parts of yourself. To see them as bad and something to get rid of. We want to change our negative patterns, conquer our limiting beliefs, and quickly get over uncomfortable emotions. We strive to do the work to move through it all… be above it all.
Read MoreOne glimpse of the work and the frustration we’ll go through to bring our idea into the world, and it’s enough to make us not want to do it. To put it aside for another day. To save it for later.
Read MoreMaybe that’s ultimately what life is trying to teach us – that it isn’t about living our best-laid plans. Maybe through all its twists and turns, life’s main goal is to actually free us from them.
Read MoreMaybe moving on isn’t about never looking back, but instead seeing our life as a continuous path. Each step – whether it be forward, sideways, or backwards – was still a step we had to take to progress. There are no deviations.
Read MoreBut maybe the best way to handle any uncomfortable situation is instead to stay soft and flexible… be open and curious. Maybe in doing that, we allow the heart to do its job – fill every thought, scenario, and relationship with love.
Read MorePerhaps it isn’t about doing things despite our fear... but rather doing things with our fear. And only then can we set it free… as opposed to suppressing it, only to have it return with a vengeance.
Read MoreThis concept that our relationships are a reflection of what’s going on inside us is not new to me. I’ve heard it before. But something about hearing it that morning was different.
Read MoreChange is a part of life. Whether it is change we are pursuing, change we never expected, or change that was always inevitable, it is going to happen. And so is the discomfort that comes along with it. All we can really control is how we approach it.
Read MoreAs a goal-oriented person – in sex and in life – this is a hard concept to wrap my brain around. It seems counter intuitive. Why would I not focus on finishing?
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