Resistance Is Not a Stop Sign

Today's practice: read today's message and reflect upon it as you go about your day.

I've had plenty of experiences where I knew exactly what I wanted, but for some reason, I just couldn't seem to make it happen.

I wanted to grow my business and experience greater financial freedom, but every time an opportunity came along that could take me to the next level, I found a reason to hesitate. I wanted better relationships, but kept expecting people to disappoint me. I wanted to make changes in my life, but somehow kept ending up right back where I started.

For a long time, I thought I needed more discipline. More motivation. Maybe a better strategy.

What I didn't realize was that I had my foot on the gas and the brake at the same time.

Consciously, I wanted one thing. But underneath that desire were all sorts of beliefs that contradicted it.

I wanted to take my business to the next level, but questioned whether I could handle everything that came with it. I wanted a loving relationship, but believed I couldn't trust people. I wanted to do something extraordinary with my life, but wasn't entirely convinced I was capable of it.

And no matter how badly I wanted those things, I was still making decisions through the lens of what I believed.

I've come to understand that this is what resistance often looks like.

It's not always some overwhelming fear or an obvious voice telling me to stop. Sometimes it's a perfectly reasonable explanation for why I should wait. Why something probably won't work. Why now isn't the right time.

And sometimes those explanations are worth listening to.

But I've learned to recognize that wanting something and believing it's possible are two very different things.

I can set all the goals I want. I can make vision boards, write affirmations, and promise myself that this time things will be different

But if I'm still holding on to beliefs that contradict the future I want, I'm going to keep experiencing that internal tug-of-war.

Today, I can look at resistance a little differently.

Instead of assuming I need to push harder, I can become curious about the beliefs that might be working against me.

Because sometimes the thing standing between me and what I want isn't a lack of effort.

It's an argument I'm still having with myself.