That Which You Resist, Persists
Don’t we all know that person — maybe you — who has been working a 9 to 5 but, all they can think about during work is starting their own business or working on a project of their own. And the more they fight it, the more prevalent the concept of going off and starting something becomes.
I used to know a girl who, by nature, was a brilliant artist. She was truly gifted. But she pushed her dreams of becoming a magnificent painters aside, and chose to go down the path of marketing for a large corporation. Deep down inside she had a calling to push forward with her art, but she continued to ignore and resist it. In time, she grew confused about her life and what she was meant to do, but the dream of painting and sketching continued to affect her every thought.
Or what about the people who resist going with what their heart is telling them to do. Maybe it’s “drop everything and go to Mexico” or “completely drop this project to work on another.”
These internal struggles are commonplace and the more we resist our feelings to evolve, our passions to do something, or what we know is the right thing to do, the more these aspirations persist and come back to haunt us.
Resistance simply adds fuel to the fire, it doesn’t put the fire out. When we resist, we shut off our potential; we close the door for opportunity; and we minimize our chances to actualizing our dreams.
As I always tell people, “just let things flow.” Stop building walls between what you are doing now and what you want to be doing now. Follow what “you” know is right for “you.” It doesn’t have to feel right to anyone else except yourself. You are in control of your destiny, no one else. Don’t waste anymore time.
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