Changing your life is tough. It's really hard. I mean, extraordinarily hard.
For anyone that has attempted to make some important changes in their life because they couldn't handle living in the same mediocre way any more, you've potentially experienced the growing pains that come together with deciding to live in an other way. You are continually tested, you fail time and time again, and it's hard to see the world in the light of cheerfulness.
It doesn't necessarily have to be that way.
You see, folks grapple with deep change because they really do not know how to act when the negative emotions start bubbling up. They believe that because negativism is occuring that they have got to be doing some things wrong. No! Not remotely. In reality if you are seriously wrestling and it hurts a little, you are actually doing things right. You're growing. You're moving past your comfort zone.
When you're going through big changes, you're going to come across some significant problems. Agony is going to come out to play, your internal critic is going to run wild, and you are going to have some struggles. In truth, that is perfectly ok! That actually means you are heading in the proper direction. Don't give up now when you are suffering discomfort. Keep going and see it all the way through and you may cross the finish line a transformed woman or man.
The "Frying Pan Of Life" is all about the best way to get close enough to the agony to work with it without being consumed by it. When you are making a new life, old things tend to trickle out and you have got to spend a while working with them. This is a natural part of the growing process. But you have to work with them because if you fail to, you run the danger of allowing the past to sabotage your dreams.
So how do you actually do this?
You've got to get close enough to the discomfort and experience it without getting utterly consumed by it. You have got to be pleased to bring yourself to the unpleasant places and let the thoughts and feelings swirl around you without taking you wholly out of the game. When you can do that, you give yourself access to the lessons and light that are held within that dark place.
This takes a bit of talent and a lot of practice, but if you can actually 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 that has attempted to make some important changes in their life because they couldn't handle living in the same mediocre way any more, you've potentially experienced the growing pains that come together with deciding to live in an other way. You are continually tested, you fail time and time again, and it's hard to see the world in the light of cheerfulness.
It doesn't necessarily have to be that way.
You see, folks grapple with deep change because they really do not know how to act when the negative emotions start bubbling up. They believe that because negativism is occuring that they have got to be doing some things wrong. No! Not remotely. In reality if you are seriously wrestling and it hurts a little, you are actually doing things right. You're growing. You're moving past your comfort zone.
When you're going through big changes, you're going to come across some significant problems. Agony is going to come out to play, your internal critic is going to run wild, and you are going to have some struggles. In truth, that is perfectly ok! That actually means you are heading in the proper direction. Don't give up now when you are suffering discomfort. Keep going and see it all the way through and you may cross the finish line a transformed woman or man.
The "Frying Pan Of Life" is all about the best way to get close enough to the agony to work with it without being consumed by it. When you are making a new life, old things tend to trickle out and you have got to spend a while working with them. This is a natural part of the growing process. But you have to work with them because if you fail to, you run the danger of allowing the past to sabotage your dreams.
So how do you actually do this?
You've got to get close enough to the discomfort and experience it without getting utterly consumed by it. You have got to be pleased to bring yourself to the unpleasant places and let the thoughts and feelings swirl around you without taking you wholly out of the game. When you can do that, you give yourself access to the lessons and light that are held within that dark place.
This takes a bit of talent and a lot of practice, but if you can actually 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.