Resistance.
It happens however we try to change.
Resistance sows itself so completely into our entire being we’d be more likely to rid the world of dandelions before we could uproot and eliminate the different weeds of resistance from our lives.
New things, people, situations, sensations and the stories we tell ourselves?
They’re all scary.
Scary?
Yeah. A threat. If your normal sucks, something that sucked less and felt differently? That’s new. And what’s new, is a threat to what was. And that? Scary. A lot of change can feel anxious until what’s strange feels normal.
Change, in this way is not unlike a new, quality pair of shoes. Sometimes, I just want them. They take a few times on the feet to feel just right. And when they’re done, I only want to get a new set of shoes like that again.
So that’s what I do. I put myself in shoes that I know might be tough to break in. The same shoes over time? Cherished favourites. Breaking them in sucks. Of course. Any major change you’ll ever make i…
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