Greetings Fabulous!
I’m feeling ALIVE at 45…
…and loving the adventures I’ve been on since my birthday May 11.
In the last 10 weeks, among my abundant experiences I’ve:
Quietly honored my life in a simple ceremony in Cusco, Peru…
Led an epic Wealthy Goddess Retreat in Kauai…
Hung out with the incredible Wayne Dyer at a writers workshop in Maui…
Camped in this beautiful setting in Idaho with my niece and family… (Yes, this real)
Delighted to Dancing with the Stars LIVE Dance tour … (Here I am with niece)
Celebrated my sisters birthday in Cannon Beach, OR… (View from deck)
And more…
This is only a partial glimpse into the good fortune I’ve manifested. It’s AMAZING!
People talk ALL THE TIME about the kind of lifestyle they want to create.
They want to:
- Choose how they use their time
- Do rewarding work that they care about
- Be free of money stress
- Live on their own terms
Can you relate?
Let me hear a HELL YEAH!
So, here’s the deal. I’m not going to sugar-coat it for you…
… You’ve got to get real about your resistance (which just so happens be the only thing standing in the way of what you want).
My travels have reminded me of this truth.
There are times when resistance is just oozing out of me.
I am s-t-r-e-t-c-h-e-d over and over again.
Sometimes I feel like quitting and joining the ranks of mediocrity by coming up with creative excuses as to why I can’t take the next step.
But I DON’T.
My commitment to my mission is bigger than my fear.
And… I’ve learned to re-frame the fear. As said so brilliantly here:
“Fear is good. Like self-doubt, fear is an indicator. Fear tells us what we have to do.
Remember our rule of thumb: The more scared we are of a work or calling, the more sure we can be that we have to do it.
Resistance is experienced as fear; the degree of fear equates to the strength of Resistance. Therefore the more fear we feel about a specific enterprise, the more certain we can be that that enterprise is important to us and to the growth of our soul. That’s why we feel so much Resistance. If it meant nothing to us, there’d be no Resistance.”
~Steven Pressfield
So, no excuses.
I do what it takes.
AND… I use the 6 TIPS I have outline for you below in the featured article, “6 Tips to Overcome the Resistance Standing in the Way of Your Freedom”.
READ ON!
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One of the GREATEST STRUGGLES people grapple with stems from not evolving their thinking to match the pace of their true nature to grow.
Their beliefs reinforce an identity in which they find a safe haven.
As the uncertainty inevitably arises, the ego clings to what it has known and desperately creates tactics for self-preservation.
In a lack/scarcity dominant culture, we are not equipped to navigate change with mastery. All kinds of numbness, self-sabotage and resistance sets in, blocking the abundance accessible through the natural impulse to expand.
This is a breeding ground for the SHADOW… the unconscious material that needs a place to express, but hasn’t found acceptance.
You look around you and see this in its extremes. Poverty. War. Terrorism.
Discrimination. Hatred disguised as religious dogma and advancement.
Yet, if we were to get radically honest with ourselves, we’d recognize subtle and insidious ways we participate in the intolerance of change.
DEPRIVING ourselves of joy, happiness, pleasure, meaningful work, nourishing food, thriving relations, extraordinary sex, prosperity and abundant money.
DISGUISING fear of change in “practicality”, being “realistic” and well-crafted excuses.
DISCARDING the soul’s nudge for more, private dreams and longings for fulfillment as if they are merely a nuisance to get over.
The TRUTH is that we — you — were born to thrive. It’s in your design to prosper!
You were originally programmed to pleasurably pursue your yes’s, to feel good and to experience the delight of your soul’s purpose expressed.
Just remember…
“Rule of thumb: The more important a call or action is to our soul’s evolution, the Resistance we will feel toward pursuing it.”
~Steven Pressfield
6 Tips to Overcome the Resistance Standing in the Way of Your Freedom
** 1 ** Get comfortable with resistance. Accept it as part of your success formula. You WILL have resistance. Increase your capacity to be comfortable with being uncomfortable. Increase your ability to be with the feelings that arise.
** 2 ** Get to know how you engage and soothe resistance. Do you blame others
for your dissatisfaction? Do you play the victim card? Do you over-eat? Do you
stay in analysis paralysis? Do you get sick? Do you hide? Do you procrastinate?
Do you push people away? Do you create drama? Do you over complicate things?
Be compassionately honest with exactly how resistance plays out for you.
** 3 ** Get proactive in choosing thoughts and beliefs that are more in line
with your evolution. For example, if you want to have more money, you have to
release the beliefs that have led you to not having enough. Ditch beliefs like,
“There isn’t enough money.”
“Money is the source of evil.”
“Money is hard to make.”
…and update them with life-affirming ones like,
“There is plenty of money.”
“Money is sourced from creative intelligence.”
“Money is easy to make when I am true to myself.”
** 4** Get deliberate about creating new ways to respond to your impulses
to resist. Set up loving support that nurtures you and holds you accountable
so you transcend the fear.
** 5 ** Get curious and even playful about how silly your tactics are for
self-preservation. Laugh at your excuses. Be light-hearted about your humanity.
** 6 ** Get fierce in pursuing what feels good, elevates your wellness and
unleashes your freedom. Reject what deprives you of what you truly desire.
Nothing less will do for the magnificent being you are.
(NOTE: You may feel resistance just reading this post. Notice how the
mind-chatter influences your ability to really engage insight and opportunities
to expand into greater abundance. Even finding reasons to dismiss parts of what
I have said here can erode your ability to have a breakthrough in consciousness
and rise to another level of awareness that will center you in your ultimate success.)
