There’s a force that attempts to stall your progress. Steven Pressfield refers to this force as RESISTANCE.

I’ve personally referred to this resistance as the Dark Shadow Voice and while I may not align with all of Steven Pressfield’s conclusions, that doesn’t prevent me from benefitting from a good portion of what he has to say. Especially this:

Most of us have two lives. The life we live, and the unlived life within us. Between the two stands Resistance. -Steven Pressfield

Right?

I’m laughing out loud this morning because I began this post 8 days ago and neglected to finish it.

Completely illustrating Steven Pressfield’s point to myself and anyone else who needs this message. That could be many or it could be nobody besides myself, who, as it’s been made clear to me, obviously needs it. So I’m all ears for the message as to just what that one step is.

1) Acknowledge and DIG DEEPER to find the source of the force.

Oh, is that all? 🤣

It’s one thing to recognize the main factor- in this case resistance, and quite another to dig through a myriad of layers within our psyche to get to the core of what’s behind the resistance, which is clearly a force of our own making requiring intensive dissection and reflection once it’s been unearthed.

As with most forces…

many of which, though perhaps not “real” in a fact-based, see-smell-hear-taste-experience type of way, are absolutely real to the person experiencing it.

Always.

Speaking of which, why do we have such difficulty BELIEVING another’s story when they attempt to tell us what they’re experiencing without the confirmation of aforementioned “proof”?

Probably because it’s easiest to confuse what’s real with what makes sense to us personally based on the lens of our own life experience, leaving us short-sighted.

Often without realizing we’re doing it.

That’s a post for another day, but also a personal reminder to check myself and adjust my lens. Again. And again. Then repeat on a loop…

But back to resistance– did anybody else notice how I seem to be resisting the completion of this post on resistance? 😁

In naming your resistance, start first by acknowledging that there IS resistance. Once you’ve done that, peel the first layer shown to you and begin there.

I’ve located and will share mine:

Fear.

With no concern for time, peel the layers as they are revealed to you. Don’t try to rush it, because there is no doing so. It must happen in its own time.

I’ll share my personal conclusions as they’re revealed.

As always, please feel free to share your experience if you’re led to do so. It matters and I appreciate you.