I started reading A Course In Weight Loss by Marianne Williamson not so long ago and wanted to share some of the take aways from the book. These were the kind of truths that resonated with me and got me thinking or seeing life and it's relation to me in a different light. Key themes that stood out :
- We all have a wall that we build to keep something away from us. Be it a person, a situation, a feeling or a truth. the trick is figuring out the make up of your wall. Mine is food. For others it could be sex, drugs, excess TV or some from of addiction or escapism
- We are meant to feel no matter what. Pain, joy, peace, fear, shame etc. We are meant to feel it, experience it, process it and move on. It's through feeling it that we process it and move beyond to a space of choice and truth. Somehow we get stuck with some by not truly feeling and processing. I love how after you feel something that you come a point of choice to take a different view or let go of the one you hold. It's a powerful place to get to.
- Being truthful with yourself can take many forms and do what sits comfortably with you. For some it is confessing, for some it means coming clean and for some it is writing it down. But what is truly remarkable is that being honest with yourself is merely surrendering to the rawness of that truth and looking it straight in the eye and acknowledging it for what it is. When we brave to do that, we move to a powerful place of choice. Choice to let the story go or deepen our understanding of the perception
My biggest take away from Lesson 1 has been the concept of how we fear seeing ourselves clearly! It's hard not to see when the lights go on in a room and the darkness disappears. You cannot deny what is in the room. I see how the walls that we build protect us and keep us in the dark so that we do not have to put the light on and see clearly. It is the whole stay in ignorance and be blissful thing. Some of us prefer that state versus having to own up and look at what's in the room and choose to leave the mess or clean it up and make space!
The other take away is that I can ask for help from something bigger and wiser than me! I can pray and be grateful for the access to a higher wisdom, a higher power and a higher intellect that I can surrender my problem to help me solve it and move forward. This whole notion of faith and trust come into play which I will admit is still a challenge for an outcomes based individual as myself. But it is something to work with and unpack and take one step at a time.
I would love to hear about your stories when it comes to trusting in the Universal wisdom, limitless solutions and intelligence? Have you had experiences that you can share?
Keep up to date on the other lessons by visiting the The Business Of Good Livin page. Love and Light xoxo
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