Have you ever gotten a vehicle stuck in the snow or in the mud? Do you remember how difficult it was to get out of being stuck, especially if you had to do it all by yourself? Do you remember that often, you could not get un-stuck without calling for help from a tow truck driver or from others near by?
To change the stuck in the snow situation, we had to change the thought that we could get un-stuck with no help. Realizing that we were wrong and accepting that we were wrong is a big change. It is also a metaphor for life where we have to move along and take responsibility for needing to change.
Too often, folks get stuck in a rut… a situation that is not healthy for them or for those around them. Instead of making up their mind to change and grow, they instead play the victim and blame everyone and everything in their life for how stuck they are.
Very early in my spiritual journey, several of my teachers explained that each road block or stuck situation in my life was a chance to learn and to change. Making that shift in my approach to life was a challenge because I was not raised that way. Each time that I was feeling stuck, I had to learn to step back and to look at the lesson that the situation presented. I learned so much!
I learned about setting boundaries, and about saying NO. I learned about changing or releasing expectations. I learned that people are exactly who they appear to be and not to have expectations about their behaviour. I let relationships go. I learned that when there are not any blocks to what I was doing, I was in the flow. I was in balance. I learned to let people leave my life when they were trying to manipulate me, boss me around, or take advantage of me. I learned over time how to be me.
Blessings,
Judy
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Blessings,
Judy