A friend sent this to me and I wanted to share her message... I am passing it on...
your constant companion,
~deirdra
- Before a butterfly emerges from its cocoon, it goes through a great struggle to break free. If a compassionate observer was to cut open the cocoon to free the struggling butterfly, the struggle would quickly finish, however, the butterfly would experience certain consequences. It would soon die, because it would be unable to fly. What the helpful observer did not know was that the struggle was necessary for the butterfly to strengthen its wings in order to fly. Without the struggle, the butterfly will be weak and die.
- When we are not getting what we need, or we are not in touch with our true desires, we become stuck, unable to feel the positive feelings of our true selves.
- We become blocked from being able to connect with our true selves. In such times, we must first recognize our block and then use it to point the way toward getting what we need by using a variety of tools and processes to let go. It is not enough to feel what we feel --- and explore what we want.
- When we are experiencing one of the twelve blocks to personal success, no matter how we feel them, they do not go away. Feeling our blocks only makes them stronger.
- The twelve blocks are as follows: Blame, Depression, Anxiety, Indifference, Judgment, Indecision, Procrastination, Perfectionism, Resentment, Self-pity, Confusion, and Guilt. To remove these blocks, we must take a different approaches.
- Feeling blocks is different from feeling a negative emotion.
- These are the twelve basically pure negative emotions: Anger, Sadness, Fear, Sorrow Frustration, Disappointment, Worry, Embarrassment, Jealousy, Hurt, Panic and Shame.
- All other emotions stem from these basic twelve. Feeling a few of these negative emotions will allow us to come back to our true selves. Unlike these emotions, feeling the blocks will just keep us stuck. The major reason we become blocked is that we haven’t fully felt and released our negative emotions.
- Knowing this distinction makes a world of difference. Not understanding this distinction between negative emotions and blocks gives feelings a bad reputation. People feel their blocks and get worse.
- Negative emotions let us know when we are off balance, but the blocks reveal that we have fallen over. Once we have fallen over, we have to get back up and start riding again.
- In life we think our challenge is to change the outer world. We think the enemy is on the outside. Our true battlefield is within ourselves. Whenever we are stuck in any of the twelve blocks to personal success, our real challenge is within.
- By winning our inner battle and overcoming our blocks, we are able to come back to our true selves. Each time we win this battle; we increase our ability to experience love, joy, power and peace.
