You are only a moment away from being your best self.
You don’t have to strive for eons to get there.
You can simply choose.
The stories we tell ourselves about who we are…
Are just stories.
No more true than any other story we could choose.
A new client tells me she has always had trouble relaxing.
You can see that she always will…
She has defined herself that way.
“I am person who has always had trouble relaxing….
And I always will..”
It seems simple from the outside to choose something else.
You can see there is not a lot I can do to help her as long as she believes this...
What keeps her stuck? Trapped in constant pain because she can’t relax?
Perhaps to change the story would jeopardize who she is…
She would have to appear in the world differently.
Not a victim of her illness, her environment, or her body..
But the protagonist of her own life! A hero on a magnificent quest!
Have you seen this before? Have you tried to help someone see it? How could you show up for them or yourself to make a difference?