Thoughts on Yoga
Getting Yourself Unstuck
2007-02-07
Is there something you've always wanted to do but can't ever get to? Are there things you did in the past that you were passionate about but feel you can't have in your life now?
When we have dreams and desires that we can't reach, we feel stuck. The biggest reason folks don't live the life of their dreams is fear of ridicule or failure.
To many people, comfort is more important than growth. These people avoid doing anything new because they don't want to appear foolish.
In order to grow, you have to do new and different things. You also have to be willing to risk being uncomfortable in order to get the big payoff of learning, excitement, and increased abilities that comes from giving yourself over to new challenges.
The more passionately you feel about doing something, the scarier it is to go out and try it. The more important something is to you, the more inner resistance you can have to doing it.
When fear is in control, you are unable to act decisively towards creating the life you want.
If you are stuck in resistance and fear, try taking very small actions that are a little risky. Only you can know what kinds of actions are scary enough to be novel and rewarding but not threatening enough to overwhelm you.
Once you have taken a number of smaller risks, you will feel empowered to tackle bigger and bigger risks. As you become better at risk-taking, your confidence will go up and you will see more and more possibilities for you and your life.
You can move yourself forward towards your dreams. By looking deeply inward, you can see what you really want and also what you need to do to make it happen. Start small now and persist without stopping until you get there.