“Some of the most extraordinary moments can be devalued and stained by feelings of shame and unworthiness – thought patters that spiral you into an existence of limitations. You don’t even realize you are doing it, and you think because you are exerting a tremendous amount of effort to make things work, you are on […]
“If you feel something other than compassion for any living thing, then you are viewing that being, creature, etc. through the scrim of ego, through beliefs and ideas and feelings that prevent you from seeing the truth and distinguishing reality. Dissolving those internal blocks is the purpose, path, and destiny of the human race and any resistance to it is pain and suffering, a feeling of separation, segregation, self righteousness and despair; which ironically, supplies more fuel for your purpose and presents more opportunities to dissolve the illusion.” -Amy Larson, amyjalapeno.com
“What you fight or wage war against only gets stronger with your resistance. Fighting happens when you are afraid of the unknown. If you view the unknown as a sort of friend or life companion, every situation and relationships works to your advantage. Can you settle in to this kind of ease?” -Amy Larson, amyjalapeno.com
“The path of least resistance does not mean you settle for less. It means you do whatever it takes to feel good, to feel ease. It means you are not responsible for anyone’s happiness but your own. You don’t need to bend over backward to make other people happy or more comfortable. That’s not your job. It is there’s, and you are doing them a disservice by taking on the responsibility of their emotions. It is a weight you do not have to carry. The path of least resistance is to find which thoughts, which behaviors bring you joy and ease and enthusiasm. That’s your job.” -Amy Larson, amyjalapeno.com
“Resistance training is necessary to build strength and definition in the body. A level of resistance is also essential in the building of inner fitness. The more opposition, the more wisdom, strength, and inner freedom there is available to you. Obstacles are opportunities. Difficulties with situations and people are your chance to beef up your fortitude.” -Amy Larson, amyjalapeno.com
“The more you resist a situation, the bigger, heavier, and intense it becomes. When you find the lesson in it, view your well-being as a reason for its sole existence, it dissipates, lightens, and transforms your perspective, your world, your life.” -Amy Larson, amyjalapeno.com
“When you let resistance (tightness in the body and mind) be the cue to feel deeply, to expand your humility and be at ease in the face of the unknown, you not only transcend ideas and thoughts that no longer work (though at one point they may have), you act with absolute intelligent acuity and everything falls in your favor.” -Amy Larson, amyjalapeno.com
“Resistance to change is understandable, and it can be brilliantly justified. But change is movement. It is necessary turbulence that demands a variety of connections with people, places, and situations key for psychological equanimity. When you insist on the same identity day in and day out, when you cling to the perceptions of who you think you are in your mind and with your body, your life turns in to a gray stagnant pool and the essence of your spiritual beauty withers and can vanish entirely. Be brave. Let turbulence be your teacher. Be remade again and again. Be brave.” -Amy Larson, amyjalapeno.com
Resisting understanding and fighting for a narrow view is what you do when your ego is in charge. It means the ego is in absolute fear of losing the emotions and thought patterns keeping it alive and it will stop at nothing to ensure you continue to identify with it, its wacky logic, and precious […]
“Resistance to forgiveness reshapes affinity, friendships and lovers into heavy-hearted, inaccessible things. Mistakes are inevitable on both sides. If we can’t forgive others (and most importantly ourselves), we grow rigid and bitter and scared.” -Amy Larson, amyjalapeno.com
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