Daily life distracts most of us from knowing who we
are, as our magnificent selves are squeezed down into a narrow rut. Fearful of
losing the tiny identity that we’ve created in response to external
responsibilities, we repeat behaviors that prevent seeing ourselves
differently. We’re so caught up with minutia today that we’ve lost sight of who
we were before we were born and who we’ll be after we die.
Our logical mind has literally become our prison;
it keeps us in the rut. While it’s important to have a logical mind, it’s even
more important to know that we are more than it. We need to sharpen our
intuitive mind and step into the forgotten part of ourselves to remember who we
are outside of the rut, even if it’s a comfortable one.
Being in the larger space of who we are boils down
to lettings things be the way they are without having resistance to them. Of
course we don’t have to like everything; we just have a better chance of making
things better if we simply attempt to do so without labeling them as wrong. For example, if you don’t like a
wall in your house, you can paint it or take it down, however you don’t need to
get mad at the wall. It’s actually the same with people. I know that may be a
stretch, but it’s true.
It’s like knowing when your car breaks down and
you’re tired, cold, hungry and wet, that you have a huge savings account to get
you through it. Resistance keeps us caught in the surface of things, like fish
in a net, like birds in a cage.
The first step is we have to realize we’re asleep
before we can wake up – take time to step away from the thinking mind’s
incessant chatter, be willing to shed old ways of thinking and feeling so we
can birth new ones, have the curiosity to explore our grander nature and remember
it as a wise friend.
This wise friend that is us beyond who we are in
the rut allows us to know ourselves on a bigger scale, be aware of a greater
sense of time, and allow things to unfold with less stress. Tapping into the
part of ourselves that does not change allows us to be more relaxed, balanced,
and peaceful with the part of ourselves that does.
Nothing external has to change. Zen explains it perfectly: before enlightenment, chop wood, carry water – after enlightenment, chop wood, carry water. The difference of being able to live without mental resistance is that all of life becomes play instead of work. Then we fly.
If you’re curious about becoming free
from struggle,
call me to customize a plan of action.
If
not now, when?
Joanne
Joanne Gartner, PhD
480.370.6345
Mesa, AZ office or Skype
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