Anticipating Obstacles
On every path in life, work, art, or relationship, there will be obstacles.
These obstacles are part of the necessary creative tension that is needed to grow you through a trajectory of expansion.
Everyone’s challenges with these obstacles are unique.
There is no one way to approach a given problem.
The key is finding the access point to clarity for the individual. To see a way through that feels doable.
What are some of the known obstacles on your path right now?
Ask yourself: what comes up for you emotionally when you feel stuck?
Instead of trying to jump to a solution, can you sit long enough with the inner content this obstacle brings up in you?
What is stirring beneath the frustration?
As you feel into what is cutting you off, keeping you stuck, or blocking you from the end result you want - what else do you feel?
This is where the process of change begins. It begins with acknowledging how obstacles impact you and what your initial response is.
The practice of self inquiry is foundational to a somatic approach to personal and professional development It is vital for understanding your self, how you handle the hidden blocks that surface, and heal old outdated patterns of relating.
When you can identify, bring the gentle light of your own awareness to the pattern you at play, you can work with it, unwind it, and create new behaviors that lead to different choices.
It doesn’t always make sense, but it will ring true in your body. Your body keeps the score.
Usually what we find here is that the obstacles we face outwardly are mirrors for where past hurt, traumas, and/or injustices took root in your consciousness.
When you get triggered, when a reaction is ignited, it is an invitation to bring compassionate awareness to the area within you that is lighting up.
Wherever you feel resistance or refusal is an opportunity for healing and to gather valuable information that leads to greater self-awareness.
The question is: “Can you hold steady, grounded presence to see this moment as an opportunity?”
You have the potential to set yourself free and release the judgements keeping you in a repetitive loop of inaction. If you can remain present and patient enough to hold a nonjudgmental gaze on the wound, areas of resistance can be incredible opportunities for healing reconciliation and repair.
It is ok not to know what’s next.
It is ok to be overwhelmed by uncertainty.
It is ok to change course when you recognize something more true is available.
Part of being guided is knowing when life is asking you to do things differently. If you can, and when you can, let uncertainty be an invitation.
May you feel supported, held, and buoyed during this changeful time. May you feel met, loved and cared for. May you continue to honor what needs tending.
With love always,
Andrea