The obstacle is the way…. oh, how difficult this can be to hear and much more difficult to breathe into and allow.
My eating disorder has been the way for me to meet other souls in their pain, their addictions, their symptoms of deeper issues. Without judgment. And others can feel that deep compassion and quiet acceptance… “I see you, I feel you, I’ve been where you are, and I love you bigly.”
My anxiety has been the way for me to understand how vital daily exercise and journaling is to my mental health… and then to be able to offer this healing tool to others experiencing anxiety. For me, it’s not just something I learned in coaching school. It’s my personal journey. Because of anxiety, I see us all through compassion’s eyes and my heart longs to help us find peace. Coaching isn’t my job. It’s my heart’s passion.
Being Mom to special needs children has been the way for me to learn to slow down, allow our family to move at our own pace and not the world’s or the school’s or the Jones’; these souls arrived right on time in my life to offer me the opportunity to embrace a less complicated day (because there were days we couldn’t leave the house because someone or other couldn’t stand to wear clothes or go through doors or smell the air or… well… there were days when we stayed inside.) We made tents out of all the bath towels, ate lunch and even dinner under the forts, and decided not to shower because we weren’t ready to demolish our creations yet… a slower life, a simpler life, a different life than I’d imagined. Better. Way better.
The object in the way IS the way.
Right in the moment, it may not feel like it. But lean in, open up, become curious, stay compassionate, find that courage… and the life that you embody will be beyond your wildest dreams.
It’s a different way of approaching life… and it’s made all the difference.
If you find yourself trying so hard to push an object, situation, person, event OUT OF THE WAY — may I suggest that you stop for just a few breaths, sit on the grass or under a tree, and allow that obstacle to show you how it might be redirecting you. I’m sitting right there beside you. And may I whisper, introspection looks good on you. Here’s a hug.
Edgy, joyful, pondering…
Lisa ❤
EnergieGal Holistic Wellness
Licensed Vibrational Sound Therapist
Certified Mind-Body Coach
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