Suffering is being here but wanting to be there.
Lee Byrd
A life independent of suffering is completely possible in this lifetime. We possess the innate ability to create a life of inner peace and spaciousness. It is our birthright.
To overcome years and generations of conditioning will take vigilance and a deep abiding commitment to Freedom. Are you ready?
Like Dorothy and her ruby slippers, the tools you need for this transformation have always been within your grasp.
There’s no place like home, there’s no place like home …
Wizard of Oz
I am not speaking about a life without pain, as they say, pain is inevitable, it is an integral part of life. I am speaking about a life without suffering, a life where we can find the strength and clarity to meet whatever arises.
Start now by making a daily practice of sitting in Silence with your awareness on the sensations in your body. Notice where pain (rejection, fear, insecurity, etc.) resides in your body – maybe belly is contracted, or there is tightness in the throat. Describe the sensations, give them color, texture, flavor, do they have a voice? Now, see if you can simple be with the sensations without judging or needing them to be different – just finding rest within the discomfort.
Let silence take you to the core of life.
Rumi
Next, take this awareness out into your day. When we practice noticing, we become aware of when we are triggered and are thus inclined to move into reactivity. When this happens, call it by name.
Oh, I’m being triggered and moving into reactivity.
Saying this out loud makes it more real. I actually sit up and pay attention! Remember, there is nothing wrong with reactivity, it is completely natural and will happen. But we have a choice as to how handle that reactivity.
Acknowledging reactivity allows us to slow and balance our nervous system which enables us to make a different choice. Stop the destructive cycle of suffering, choose a life of Freedom.
If you are ready, let’s get together, let me lend you a loving hand of support, let me help you create a life of Freedom.