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Posted by Julia
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source DailyOm
Finding Deep Strength
We have all faced moments in our lives when the pressure mounts beyond
what we feel we can handle, and we find ourselves thinking that we do
not have the strength to carry on. Sometimes we have just gotten
through a major obstacle or illness only to find another one waiting
for us the moment we finally catch our breath. Sometimes we endure one
loss after another, wondering when we will get a break from life’s
travails. It does not seem fair or right that life should demand more
of us when we feel we have given all we can, but sometimes this is the
way life works.
When we look back on our lives, we see that we have survived many
trials and surmounted many obstacles, often to our own amazement. In
each of those instances, we had to break through our ideas about how
much we can handle and go deeper into our hidden reserves. The thought
that we do not have the strength to handle what is before us can be
likened to the hard surface of a frozen lake. It appears to be an
impenetrable fact, but when we break through it, we find that a deep
well of energy and inspiration was trapped beneath that icy barrier the
whole time. Sometimes we break through by cutting a hole into our
resistance with our willpower, and sometimes we melt the ice with
compassion for our predicament and ourselves. Either way, each time we
break through, we reach a new understanding of the strength we store
within ourselves.
When we find ourselves up against that frozen barrier of thinking
we cannot handle our situation, we may find that the kindest choice is
to love ourselves and our resistance too. We can simply accept that we
are overwhelmed, exhausted, and stretched, and we can offer ourselves
loving kindness and compassion. If we can extend to ourselves the
unconditional warmth of a mother’s love, before we know it, the ice
will begin to break.
source DailyOm
HemuZ Spiritual
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