When you build walls, you retain certain energy while blocking out another kind. The thing is, this doesn't always work out as you may have hoped. Often, what happens is that what you are trying to barricade yourself against is the very thing you fortify within yourself, containing the flow so that there is no release.
This is also what happens when you refuse to confront an issue that arises in your system, eventually causing an emotional blockage as an ignored part of your consciousness festers and tries to find ways to express itself through warning signs of physical pain.(I keep harping on about this in almost every blogpost because I really want to emphasize this point- emotional and mental pain manifest themselves through chronic pain and this is absolutely preventable, unless it is genetic, in which case the severity and recovery time can still be radically reduced )
While what you are trying to resist, persists, an entire pathway is blocked off towards welcoming fresh energy and experiences which could revitalize you, and help you form insights vital to inspiring change in your life.
Facing our issues and resolving them means there is space created for something that we are unfamiliar with. Yet, many of us are not just unwilling to confront our subconscious 'demons' (only vilified as such as they are fragments of consciousness that we have tucked away in some nook or cranny of our psyche) , but we are also afraid of the change that healing brings, because it triggers our fears of the unknown.
A common root fear is, if I let go of what I have right now, even if it is not in my best interest, well who knows what it would be replaced with? People in this kind of predicament are restlessly content to live out sub-par lives in jobs, relationships and situations that may in fact cause them to be miserable, even if it is a numb kind of miserable. The thing is, numbing yourself doesn't just mean to be numb from the unpleasant emotions, but also numb from the joy that life can bring.
Sometimes, it's not misery that settling for something familiar brings. It could be that it's just comfortable. Not thrilling, not exciting, but just something that becomes a part of the hum drum backdrop of a persons life. It's comfortable in the way that drives a person to think, well, this is not great but it's good enough, because let's face it, it could be a lot worse. That belief and fear causes a person to stay in the situation because, again, to venture out would mean entering the unknown.
The unfamiliar is scary territory, simply because it lies outside a persons comfort zone. It's terrifying because it could mean just about anything could happen. However, waiting for the situation or issue to get out of control so it infects your entire being- similar to gangrene infesting an entire limb which makes amputation necessary, thus spiraling the amount of damage undergone- you don't actually circumvent or prevent change, all that happens is that things get to the point that you no longer have any control over what transpires or the direction that this change is going to usher you towards.
Or maybe you'll just lead a life that is incredibly tedious and monotonous trying to find ways to escape your surroundings through intoxicants. When you live life to the fullest, and embrace all the potential it holds, there is no need for escape. Fulfillment does not breed escapism.
When you alter your attitude towards change and see it as an agent for building positivity within your life, you start seeing the many possibilities it opens up. When the unfamiliar is approached with curiosity rather than fear, options start to appear, and the trajectory is no longer one that seems predetermined, but rather an exciting opportunity to bring into your life what will actually make you happy, not something that you are settling for due to your subconscious fear-based programming.
Human beings are part of nature, and when nature isn't allowed to grow, it begins to rot and shrivel. Change is an integral part of growth, and helps you take ownership of your life. It circumvents stagnation in a situation that no longer serves us-just because it was right for us at once upon a time doesn't mean it continues to be.
We are meant to learn, unlearn, relearn, and figure out what works and what doesn't through our experiences and journey. Shun growth and you become stunted, a disfigured totem of all that you could have been and the life you could have lived.
Be honest with yourself, acknowledge how you truly feel inside and pay heed to that inner voice of guidance. Question your life, even if it is only to confirm that indeed you are on the path that brings you the greatest amount of peace and contentment. Take down your walls, and let go of what's been building up there. You might find that suddenly you'll be able to breathe a lot easier.
Step out of your box, and kick that box away, let go of all that you have outgrown and holds you back from being all that you are- the universe is your oyster and it wants you to shine like a pearl nurtured in it's womb from the beginning of time.
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