Contorting ourselves into Pretzels
I was having a conversation with a really great woman the other day and I was reminded of how willing we are to Contort ourselves into pretzels for the sake of others. We take things that come out of someone else’s mouth as more important than what moves us in our own bodies.
Another person opens their mouth and shares with you what they’d like you to do. You smile and take it into consideration and yet your whole body is telling you, “Not Friggin Likely.” But what comes out or you mouth is, “Well I’ll have to think about it. or you start feeling the need to justify yourself as to why you can’t do something.”
How about, “No – Not Interested” and be able to leave it at that. When I’m working with clients it’s amazing to me how unwilling we are to simply say, “NO.” You don’t have to have a nasty deliver when saying no.
If there’s something that we don’t want to do or something doesn’t feel right for us anymore (because we are aloud to change our minds) but don’t feel comfortable with sharing it with people because of what they may think, somehow things happen (and we just don’t seem to know why) that will bring us into alignment with more of what we’re looking for or what to say.
What came out of this woman’s mouth was, “I’m not making up excuses it’s just that things are starting to happen so that I can no longer …………………………..(you fill in the blank for you). Interesting because I didn’t see her making up excuses as much as manifesting situation that would take her to where/what she wanted to say in the first place. “No Thank-you…I’m not interested.”
Imagine how much easier it would be if we simply did say no when we wanted to? However we continue to contort ourselves into pretzels for the sake of what others may think (or how they will judge us).
Wow! As I sit here writing it is so clear to me what aspects of my consciousness this woman is. This is a holographic universe and we are reflections of each other. I’ve said this before and I’ll say it again …because this is about me, “What comes out of my mouth is about me…and what comes out of your mouth is about you.”
Louise LeBrun says it best in her “Declaration of Evolution by Intention™”, ( http://www.wel-systems.com/declaration.htm “What you think of me is none of my business.”
I encourage anyone who has not seen/read this to go to the link above and read it. Let it rumble around to see what comes up for you. Whether it’s The Declaration of Evolution by Intention™ or one of Louise’s books, allow what you read to penetrate the pores of old beliefs that you’ve held for so long.
To be honest, I can’t say that I’m cured of being a contortionist because I’m not quite yet but it’s close. Buried deep in the tissue of my being, there’s many old beliefs that are still nagging me but I know that they’re there. For everyone that comes up and for everyone that I acknowledge and choose something that is different, a new beginning will happen and the tissue of my body changes.
Suggestions…and that’s what I offer because I’m not into telling you what you should do with your life, Pay Attention to what comes out of your mouth. Because as much as you may believe that you’re voicing someones else’s opinion of what they fear or can’t move through…guess what? Everything that is coming out of your mouth is about you and not someone else.
So I mean that wholeheartedly. Look at what I wrote about “Contorting Ourselves.” It really is what I recognized in another person because it is “that” which was an aspect of my consciousness…simply said, “It’s all about me.” I have a great history of being a contortionist and I must say that I’m almost cured. BUT the scary thing is, it’s only almost which means that I still do it somewhere in my life. THAT – I need to pay attention to. History only repeats itself if I say so or let it. Check out the Declaration of Evolution by Intention™ it is clearly stated there. ”
Letting Go of The Past AND…Growing Forward.
Amy
