[What did I learn today? Lessons on the Journey to Unconditional Self Love] Push beyond what you know

Take a risk and push yourself beyond what you know - Iyanla Vanzant

How boring would life be if I knew everything? If there were no new
discoveries on my journey? I love learning new things, going to new places, I feel a real sense of joy
when I have a penny dropping moment or someone shows me a new way of doing
something or I read something for the first time. Curiosity won't kill this
cat!

Sometimes however, the new thing is uncomfortable and seemingly risky, it
brings up things stored inside that have been buried consciously or
unconsciously. This is where we choose to push back and stay in the
familiar comfortable place even if it is not contributing to our growth
development or evolution. Just because it is familiar. Today I was having a conversation with a friend - my perspective was ok
what's going on, I believe I am doing the "right" thing so why am I feeling
stuck and confused? why is there push back? And she said to me - "you have
your way of handling situations, you choose to take what some will call the
highroad - is that working for ya here?" Hmm "why don't you try a new way? do a new thing?" OMG! she was right! Time to do a new thing - because you know I am one who believes in there is
no try, it is do or don't Do a new thing, take a risk, push yourself beyond what you know and then
push some more It's like exercising, or running a race- you won't know if you can until
you do it, there is no amount of reading or Googling or simulation or
talking about it that will substitute for actually doing it And so I learnt a new thing today, life remains exciting Peace

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Unconditional Self Love on 4/21/2016 11:18:00 am