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2021, week 39

Howdy!

For this issue, I have a highlight that could definitely change the perception of your natural resistance when it comes to do things that matter to you. For instance, you have a project you really want to start or finish but, when the time comes, you don’t feel like it, you don’t know where to start or you don’t see enough progress. All of those feelings are feeding your internal resistance. But, what if you could convert this internal resistance into positive energy? Well, that could just be a matter of understanding what internal resistance is not.

Internal resistance is an attempt to avoid the pain we associate with successfully doing the thing. Internal resistance is not lazy — it’s fucking energetic as hell!

1. Resistance energy

If you think about internal resistance as a prediction of fear and pain towards the thing you absolutely want to achieve, you’ll be able to use it at your advantage. If you give it some thoughts, internal resistance is not about laziness or procrastination. In fact, why would you be like so passive about something you truly want to achieve? Actually, internal resistance is on your side trying to protect you from experiencing pain. It’s primitive and unsettling, but you can try to apply Jane Elliott’s advice to overcome the blocks. And remember: ‘’the force of your internal resistance is also a measure of how much you actually want to do the work’’. Use this energy to persevere! See online

It is perfectly okay to enjoy the good times, but trying to keep them forever gets us in trouble with life itself.

2. We’ll see

It’s such a difficult art to stay centered, a never-ending game whether we like it or not. This comes back to the idea of readiness, a readiness to react to unexpected situations (Ref. Issue 36). In such moments, the word resilience takes on its full meaning. Here is what say Peter Blue: ‘’Good things can happen, bad things can happen. The polarity is that the good is born out of the bad, the bad out of the good. When you can live, you will die. When you have, you can loose. When you don’t have you can gain. That is why many spiritual and religious schools suggest to stay centered in the ups and downs of faith. Clinging to one side of the polarity seem to create the most suffering.’’ See online

Enjoy this issue and see you next week. Take care!