February 1st, 2011 
AT LAST – He Gets It!!
As you know this Life Change experiment has been very much based around the idea of ‘going with the flow’.
The purpose of which was to break ourselves out of the crusty routines of the past, and discover if there really is an intrinsic organizational force working behind the scenes in our lives.
Trouble is I have always struggled with the fact that ‘going with the flow’. ‘Letting go’. ‘Doing whatever’. ‘The path of least resistance,’ left absolutely no room for, ‘making an extra effort’. ‘Trying your hardest’. ‘Pushing through’ or any of these equal important opposing forces??
This bothered me.
One thing I have learnt is that if there is no balancing force or paradox, you can bet your last dollar you have not seen the ‘whole’ and therefore are probably missing the point!
So the other day I was listening to an expert discussing the biographical lives of saints and various great men and women. When he made the point, that the amazing thing about these people was not that their lives were easier than anyone else’s, or that they became roses and moonlight the more ‘enlightened’ or ‘in flow’ they became.
But in fact that in most cases it was quite the opposite.
The difference between them and us was that rather than the ‘negative’ forces in their lives acting as breaks to their growth, turning them off their path, they embraced them as catalysts for spiritual and personal growth.
That’s when it suddenly dawned on me!!!
The equal and opposite balancing force to ‘going with the flow’ is having the ‘resolve and strength’ to remain in the flow even when you don’t like the lesson it is brining you.
Every time we ‘avoid’ or turn away from the trials that inevitably appears in our lives , we are effectively turning OFF the lessons flow has provided for the next stage of our growth
WOW- for me this was an astounding revelations and once again proof of the perfection of the wonderful paradox we live in.
Now when I see or feel resistance in my life I am
- Actively labeling it as ‘exciting’
- Strongly associating it to the prospect of growth and new life
- Seeing it as something to be embraced
- Looking forward to noticing how it rewires my brain and strengthens me
- Wondering excitedly how it will help me overcome bigger problems in the future
- Enjoying the natural high of a challenge
- Watching in awe at the revelations that seem to always occur through embracing rather than running from pain.
- And looking forward with great excitement and expectation at the person I am becoming through it.
Hope this helps you as much as it has me!
2 Comments on "07-06 At Last – HE GETS IT!!!"
Wow!! That is really amazing to read about going with the flow…
How as people we find it hard to break out of ourselves.
When I was reading this I was thinking that there are so many great points here and how life can be an adventure…
Thankyou for sharing…
LOL – I was just talking with a friend about you guys and thought I’d check in this morning… I’ll share something that I wrote the other day that made me laugh and I hope you guys will enjoy it… because every time a friend of mine says, “it doesn’t get easier, we just get better at it” I scoff and internally roll my eyes. I just haven’t seen that show up for me yet. Although, I AM now dealing with things that I couldn’t have six months ago… so there’s that…
Here’s my version of flow from my manic mind:
For me, the path of love isn’t so much a path as it is a tightrope that I find myself on. Hold on, but not too hard… use your instinct, but don’t let your ego fool you… embrace your emotions, but don’t wallow in self-pity and beat yourself up… take credit for your manifestations, but don’t praise your self too much and if you’re bragging, that’s the ego… connect to your emotions and find how they support you, but don’t get lost in them… be aware of your thoughts, but don’t be the thinking, be the witnessing… nothing is bad or good, so even if you’ve fallen off the path, its in perfect order, but don’t forget to pick up the lesson that came from choice… don’t resist your emotions and don’t suppress them, but don’t let them overwhelm you and overtake you. Be aware of what is showing up for you and why, but also, the story doesn’t really matter, embracing the emotions is the main thing. Oh, and if you’ve come this far, you’re thinking too much about it. Just “allow” it all to happen naturally. Just be aware.
What an absolute mind-twist.
So I’m feelin your inspiration – loving who we are becoming through the challenges and the pain
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