THE SOFTENING CHALLENGE

 

If you softened all of your edges would your perceptions change? Would the harsh realities of life change shape and form so you could surrender more quickly? Would it be easier to consent to life and to being present?

What if:

• You softened your shoulders and neck and stopped holding them taut with stress and anxiety?

    You might be more at ease and at peace with yourself

• You softened your heart and remembered to love and accept yourself, warts and all?

    You might give up the need to look better, or different, or be better. You might stop                 judging yourself.

• You softened the edges of your mind and let harsh, sharp judgments about life and yourself slip away?

    You might be more inclusive with all of humanity

• You softened your vision to see the beauty in life, in all the big and little moments?

    You might be more at peace with where you are and with what is

• You softened your senses so you could feel and touch the unimaginable?

    You might see the possibilities before you and therefore live life larger

• You softened your hands so you could give and receive fully and easily?

    You might let go of what you are holding on to for fear of lack. You might also let more         love, friendship, appreciation, fun and life in

•  You softened your palate so you could taste life more fully?    

    You might begin to do the things you have longed to do, but were afraid of

• You softened your fear of being hurt so you would not worry about being vulnerable?

    You might allow yourself to feel more and to show your feelings

I know these are a lot of questions but they are questions that deserve honest answers. I find that we humans have a tendency to hold ourselves in small places. That which is unlike who we are scares us. When someone doesn't fit the mold of what we may have been told in our formative years is acceptable, and what we have been told is unacceptable, we too easily close the door on them. In some cases we seek to annihilate them.

Life is large. There are endless possibilities and often the only thing that keeps us stuck in places we don't like or would rather not be, is ourselves and our old ways of thinking.  Give yourself permission to ask questions of yourself and life. Allow yourself the freedom to reach for the brass ring. 

The ability to have life be what you want it to be, is in your hands.  I hope you go for it!!!