“And the day came when the risk to remain tight in a bud was more painful than the risk it took to blossom.” ~ Anais Nin
Several years ago, I was in a soul crisis.
A life coach friend invited me to an art journaling class.
She handed me a worksheet so I could rate my satisfaction in all the areas of my life.
I glanced at it. I winced. I pushed the paper back to her and said, "If I answer these questions, my whole life will blow ups."
And I continued to labor through a job, a marriage and a lifestyle that my soul had outgrown.
Until I stopped. And I disrupted everything, taking step by soul-informed step into many unknowns, while my ego, fearfully clinging to the safety of my out-dated indentity, screamed it's bloody head off, "You can't do that!"
I did it anyway. It was damned uncomfortable at times.
And what I learned about who I really am is this:
That I have fears- mighty fears- and I have fierce courage that does not tolerate the limitations of my egoic fears.
That I would rather accept any risks to creating a life that is aligned with my soul, than the pain of regretting that I did not.
So if you are feeling pain, constraint and fear, FEEL that.
I know it feels awful and scary and all the feels. It is supposed to. Your pain is just what you need to move you to cut the ties that keep you WHERE you are so you can create a life that aligns with WHO you are.
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