I’m going to admit something that feels embarrassing to me.
Sometimes I want to resist life. I don’t want to get out of bed. I want to complain about everything; play the victim; and be contrarian just because. In other words, I just want to crawl under a rock and say a big fat “NO” to life. This part of me feels like life is too hard; too exhausting; and just too too much.
Can you relate?
If I’m totally honest, I kind of hate this part of myself and get mad at myself when it rears its stubborn head. But fortunately, I’m able to see that this resistant part of me also needs to be heard and accepted so that I can reap the wisdom it’s trying to share with me.
With the support of many helpful guides and teachers over the years, I’ve been able to see that this resistance can actually be channeled into some seriously powerful creative tension. It can act like rocket fuel for catapulting you into a life of meaning, purpose, and joy. But it does take practice and presence.
Here’s some of the most helpful insights I’ve had over the years on this. Take a look.
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To be clear, I can’t stop the resistance from coming up, but when it does come up now, I have a much better chance of making it my ally instead of my enemy.
To end, I leave you with a favorite quote of mine about creative tension by Rollo May:
Creativity arises out of the tension of spontaneity and limitations, the latter (like the river banks) forcing the spontaneity into the various forms which are essential to the work of art.
Keep making life beautiful.
Lots of love,
Amy
