Aspire Magazine: Inspiration for a Woman's Soul.(TM) Oct/Nov 2016 Aspire Mag Full Issue | Page 46
Struggle occurs when
we resist reality.
So the best way to
end the struggle
is to embrace the
impermanence of life.
The most significant life-altering change I
have ever experienced happened to me
four years ago at this exact time. It was a
hot September day when I was told by my
doctor that I needed to permanently quit
my job due to the seriousness of being
diagnosed with Lupus and several other
chronic illnesses. As if I had left my body
and was watching myself from across the
room, I could feel the life being sucked
out of me. A few minutes passed before I
was able to gather myself together in one
piece again. My husband was asking me
questions, and I was just sitting there with
tears rolling down my cheeks in a daze.
Five months later when I, in a profound
truth, accepted the fact that nothing lasts
forever and change is part of life, I became
better equipped for the journey. Struggle
occurs when we resist reality. So the best
way to end the struggle is to embrace the
impermanence of life. Enjoy the good, and
remember that the not-so-good times are
just temporary. The light will appear at the
end of the tunnel, it is bound to happen, and
you just need simple practices that bring
you home to your truest self.
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Here are 6 ways
to embrace
change:
Don’t do anything, just sit
still and be silent.
If you’re facing a massive rescaling of your
life, your first impulse will be to go into a
whirring spin of activity
and
mind
chaos,
which is exactly what
I did right after I was
diagnosed. I later
discovered there’s a
lot of value in sitting
quietly and being with
yourself in thought
instead. You need to allow yourself periods
of silence to find clarity and resolve.
Listen to your wise heart.
When others know we are going through a
change, it seems they become experts on
what we need to do. Advice comes: what we
should do, what we shouldn’t do. It can be
frustrating. I am not saying we don’t need
support from others, we do … what I am
saying is to listen to your inner voice and
listen from your heart. Your heart guides you.
You become very intuitive. You gain more
confidence to question what is best. You
learn to begin over exactly where you are.
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