staffrodore
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Most great stories, be they fairytales, myths or spiritual journeys, have a point near the end where the hero/seeker must confront a monster/demon/force that opposes what he/she is seeking. It is only near the end that this force comes out in it's full regalia.
In our lives, I believe, this force comes out in the form of our fears, hurts, sadnesses, resentments and other things which hold us bad, keep us bound, stop us from growing as human beings....I've observed many times in myself, my friends and people i work with in my job, of becoming overwhelmed by these things when they appear in this full form.
However, what we need to realise is that the reason they appear like this, is not because they are powerful, but because THEY ARE BEING CHALLENGED, that their hold on us is under threat.
If we have that awareness (as well as the knowing that, for the most part, they aren't real anyway) we can not be overwhelmed, but can hang tough, stay with the chaos, live with uncertainty...until the new way of living, the new idea can come through....we are most frieghtened when we are near the goal...
It is always darkest before the dawn...
In our lives, I believe, this force comes out in the form of our fears, hurts, sadnesses, resentments and other things which hold us bad, keep us bound, stop us from growing as human beings....I've observed many times in myself, my friends and people i work with in my job, of becoming overwhelmed by these things when they appear in this full form.
However, what we need to realise is that the reason they appear like this, is not because they are powerful, but because THEY ARE BEING CHALLENGED, that their hold on us is under threat.
If we have that awareness (as well as the knowing that, for the most part, they aren't real anyway) we can not be overwhelmed, but can hang tough, stay with the chaos, live with uncertainty...until the new way of living, the new idea can come through....we are most frieghtened when we are near the goal...
It is always darkest before the dawn...