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Tag Archives: resistance
Oh, That Explains It
I had a recent realization about positive and negative emotions. Long before I started doing any real emotional work, I could still feel happiness, excitement, joy, and peace. I often felt all of those emotions when I went out swing … Continue reading
Posted in Great Books, Inspirational People, Life Hacks, Personal Freedom, Self-Improvement, Swing Dancing
Tagged Brad Blanton, emotions, inner work, negativity, Oh That Explains It, positivity, Radical Honesty, resistance
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Letting Go and Gratitude
It’s been a little over a month now since I’ve been letting go consistently. I started doing it a little bit on my way back from my road trip. Even though I wasn’t using the full letting go technique, it … Continue reading
Posted in Getting Along with Each Other, Great Books, Life Hacks, Personal Freedom, Self-Improvement
Tagged compassion, emotions, floating, flow, freedom, gratitude, healing, inner freedom, inner peace, joy, Letting Go, lightness, love, negativity, nonresistance, peace, personal growth, positivity, Presence, resistance, Surrender, wu wei
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Resistance and Calming the Mind
The more I learn, the more I realize how much resistance works against me. Putting up a strong wall of resistance in a difficult situation only makes it harder to communicate with whoever else is involved and prolongs the tension. … Continue reading
Posted in Inspirational People, Life Hacks, Personal Freedom, Self-Improvement
Tagged Alan Watts, Brad Blanton, Eckhart Tolle, inner peace, mental peace, mind, present moment, resistance, Resistance and Calming the Mind, TED Talk, thinking, thoughts
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Resistance and Surrender
Letting go of resistance is key to living my best life. It’s natural for me to react defensively to anything that I dislike and wish that it ends as soon as possible. However, in most cases, that does nothing to … Continue reading
Posted in Life Hacks, Personal Freedom, Self-Improvement
Tagged action, emotions, Fear, feelings, peace, resistance, Resistance and Surrender, Surrender
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Review of The War of Art
The War of Art is a phenomenal book by Steven Pressfield. Although it’s fairly short, Pressfield manages to pack in a lot of fantastic food for thought about the creative process. He draws on his own experiences with writing books … Continue reading
Posted in Great Books, Inspirational People, Life Hacks, Personal Freedom, Self-Improvement
Tagged art, creativity, ego, hobbies, Muses, passions, resistance, Review of The War of Art, Steven Pressfield, The War of Art
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Self-Reflection and Looking in the Mirror
One of the things I love the most about floating is that it often shows me what I can do better. Getting rid of all external distractions and resting in a calm, comfortable place where I feel safe makes me … Continue reading
Posted in Getting Along with Each Other, Life Hacks, Personal Freedom, Self-Improvement
Tagged floating, higher, insights, meditation, resistance, revelations, self-awareness, self-improvement, self-reflection, Self-Reflection and Looking in the Mirror
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Avoiding Resistance
Years ago, I watched a show that discussed a man who survived being sucked into a tornado and then thrown onto the ground. This clip briefly mentions that his body was limp at the time of impact; this was because … Continue reading
Posted in Life Hacks, Personal Freedom, Self-Improvement
Tagged Avoiding Resistance, pain, resistance, Surrender, tension, tornado
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Surrender
Early one morning, I woke up and started thinking about something scary. I was still half asleep and had no idea what time it was, but I think it was hours before my alarm went off. As my thoughts kept … Continue reading
Posted in Great Books, Inspirational People, Life Hacks, Personal Freedom, Self-Improvement
Tagged breath, breathe, controlled breathing, Eckhart Tolle, emotions, Fear, feelings, fighting, peace, resistance, struggle, Surrender, surrendering, The Power of Now, thoughts, transmutation, watching thoughts
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The Path of Least Resistance
There’s a concept I first heard about in high school called “the path of least resistance”. From what I’ve gathered, it’s a way to avoid rocking the boat or upsetting anyone, so it’s an appealing option for some people. I’ve … Continue reading
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Tagged boundaries, deference, negativity, resistance, selfishness, The Path of Least Resistance, Win/Win
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