Changing your life is tough. It's really hard. I mean, extraordinarily hard.
For anyone who has tried to make some major changes in their life because they couldn't handle living in the same way any longer, you've probably experienced the growing pains that come along for the ride with deciding to live in another way. You are consistently tested, you fail time and time again, and it's hard to see the world in the light of positivism.
But it doesn't necessarily need to be that way.
You see, folk battle with deep change because they really do not know the skilled way to act when the negative emotions start bubbling up. They think that because negativeness is occuring that they have got to be doing it all wrong. No! Not remotely. Actually if you're wrestling and it hurts a little, you're doing things right. Fundamentally, you are growing. You're moving past your zone of comfort.
When you're going through huge changes, you're going to come across some important difficulties. Pain is going to come out to play, your inner critic is going to run wild and free, and you are going to have some struggles. That is perfectly ok! It really means you are heading in the right direction. Don't give up now when you are hurting. Keep going and see it all the way through and you'll cross the finish line a transformed man or woman.
The "Frying Pan Of Life" is all about how to get near enough to the discomfort to work with it without being consumed by it. When you are constructing a new life, old things really tend to seep out and you've got to spend a good amount of time working with them. This is a natural part of the growing process. But you have got to work with them because if you do not, you run the chance of allowing the past to sabotage your dreams.
So how do you do this?
You have got to get close enough to the pain and experience it without getting totally consumed by it. You've got to be content to bring yourself to the agonizing places and let the thoughts and feelings and emotions swirl around you without taking you completely out of the game. When you can do this, you give yourself access to the lessons and light that are held within that dark place.
This takes some talent and a lot of practice, but if you can really spend a decent amount of time working in these dark areas with some compassion and love, you can defrost even the coldest of hearts.
For anyone who has tried to make some major changes in their life because they couldn't handle living in the same way any longer, you've probably experienced the growing pains that come along for the ride with deciding to live in another way. You are consistently tested, you fail time and time again, and it's hard to see the world in the light of positivism.
But it doesn't necessarily need to be that way.
You see, folk battle with deep change because they really do not know the skilled way to act when the negative emotions start bubbling up. They think that because negativeness is occuring that they have got to be doing it all wrong. No! Not remotely. Actually if you're wrestling and it hurts a little, you're doing things right. Fundamentally, you are growing. You're moving past your zone of comfort.
When you're going through huge changes, you're going to come across some important difficulties. Pain is going to come out to play, your inner critic is going to run wild and free, and you are going to have some struggles. That is perfectly ok! It really means you are heading in the right direction. Don't give up now when you are hurting. Keep going and see it all the way through and you'll cross the finish line a transformed man or woman.
The "Frying Pan Of Life" is all about how to get near enough to the discomfort to work with it without being consumed by it. When you are constructing a new life, old things really tend to seep out and you've got to spend a good amount of time working with them. This is a natural part of the growing process. But you have got to work with them because if you do not, you run the chance of allowing the past to sabotage your dreams.
So how do you do this?
You have got to get close enough to the pain and experience it without getting totally consumed by it. You've got to be content to bring yourself to the agonizing places and let the thoughts and feelings and emotions swirl around you without taking you completely out of the game. When you can do this, you give yourself access to the lessons and light that are held within that dark place.
This takes some talent and a lot of practice, but if you can really spend a decent amount of time working in these dark areas with some compassion and love, you can defrost even the coldest of hearts.
About the Author:
Evan Sanders is the author of The Words Of Encouragement, a website dedicated to bringing the best quotes, motivational content on the web, and blogs all to one place. Feeling ready to take the journey of your life? Dive into these life goes on quotes for some wise words on what it means to live honestly.
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