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Life was never meant to be a struggle. -Stuart Wilde
A friend of mine invited author Arnold Patent to participate in a project she was sponsoring. After considering the invitation, Arnold told her, "I don't think I'll be a part of this venture. When I try the idea on for size, it feels like a struggle for me. My life is about ease."
My life is about ease. Now there is a powerful affirmation! Imagine how much more joyful and creative you would be if you refused to participate in anything that was a struggle, and relaxed into what you're doing so that it became a dance instead of drudgery. You just might end up living heaven on earth!
Whenever you feel a sense of strain, ask yourself this question:
How would I be doing this differently if I were willing to let it be easy?
Letting it be easy does not mean sitting back, succumbing to laziness, and expecting everyone else to do everything for you. Letting it be easy means honoring your aliveness, acting from the place in you where life is meaningful, and releasing any notion that you must participate in activities that deaden you.
When you proceed from joy rather than rote obligation, you will have so much more creative energy and health that you will be infinitely more powerful to manifest the life you choose, and serve others in the process.
Lead me from struggle to ease that I may reflect the Light of the world.
I magnify peace as I do , what I love.
A deep Breath of life : Alan Cohen
A friend of mine invited author Arnold Patent to participate in a project she was sponsoring. After considering the invitation, Arnold told her, "I don't think I'll be a part of this venture. When I try the idea on for size, it feels like a struggle for me. My life is about ease."
My life is about ease. Now there is a powerful affirmation! Imagine how much more joyful and creative you would be if you refused to participate in anything that was a struggle, and relaxed into what you're doing so that it became a dance instead of drudgery. You just might end up living heaven on earth!
Whenever you feel a sense of strain, ask yourself this question:
How would I be doing this differently if I were willing to let it be easy?
Letting it be easy does not mean sitting back, succumbing to laziness, and expecting everyone else to do everything for you. Letting it be easy means honoring your aliveness, acting from the place in you where life is meaningful, and releasing any notion that you must participate in activities that deaden you.
When you proceed from joy rather than rote obligation, you will have so much more creative energy and health that you will be infinitely more powerful to manifest the life you choose, and serve others in the process.
Lead me from struggle to ease that I may reflect the Light of the world.
I magnify peace as I do , what I love.
A deep Breath of life : Alan Cohen
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LanCLS_hIo4
Billy
Don't worry.... :}
I get it.
I always liked "Easy does it," too.
It seems "struggle" revolves around "worry" and "letting it be" is removing the worry from your mind. When we have realistic expectations of things and people and ourselves, and when we stay in the present, it just doesn't have to be as hard as we make it.
I have to remember though, that I do not have to do anything that I don't want to do and I can always walk away if the struggle becomes too much to handle. Just KNOWING that and "doing it anyway" removes the struggle in many cases.
It's tricky to get and trickier to practice. I am working on this every day. If not, I am in a constant state of worry and struggle.
Thanks Billy. Great post.
Thanks!
"If we insist on comfort, at any cost, we will never grow" -- Pema Chodron
Until I read your post carefully. okiyoe, I did not see that these two fave quotes of mine are not contradictory at all.
Thank you!