Daily Nugget #193
the familiar unpleasant
you know
that feeling
of not really liking a situation
and
yet you continue to allow it’s presence in your life.
why?
por que?
why is it more important for us to be comfortable
to be in the ‘familiar’
even if it freaking sucks?!
funny
that the familiar
regardless of how it really feels
seems easier than the alternative:
C H A N G E.
ha!
we fear the one thing that is constant
inevitable.
we are silly
us humans.
the familiar unpleasant
happens often
‘this time of year’
feeling obligated
frenzied
authentic of the UN kind.
am i a scrooge?
maybe.
maybe not.
i resonate with honesty
not obligation.
jesus was a bad ass dude
tho
nobody really knows when his bday was.
the battle between the:
‘Merry Christmas’ ers
and the
‘Happy Holidays’ ers
say what?!
fighting about who claims this time of year?
people.
no need to puff out your chest
and fight for your way.
what we are all really seeking
when the days are dark and cold
is warmth.
connection.
and celebration.
Celebration is a basic need
one that many of us are grossly deficient in.
i ask my clients,
‘how do YOU celebrate?’
it is often unanswerable.
how do you celebrate?
can you celebrate without partying?
without alcohol?
what ARE the important ingredients
that need to show up
for you to feel like you are celebrating?
friends? or not.
nature?
water?
music?
creativity?
can you? do you? celebrate your milestones?
even the small steps that you take
deserve acknowledgment!
and
what about the familiar unpleasant?
do you continue to engage with it?
feed it your life force?
just because it is familiar?
what is the alternative?
fun? a better life? a bigger life?
more time? more energy?
hmmmm.
what do you continue to do
just because?
what would your life look like if you didn’t?
if you CHOSE another way?
if you truly checked IN to yourself
decided to be honest
and
take action that points you in a new direction?!
we can no longer abandon ourselves
betray ourselves
for the familiar unpleasant.
in the end
we are all we’ve got!
how YOU feel
how you REALLY truly feel
matters.
start taking action like it does.
Comments 1
Powerful and so right on.