We have all faced moments in our lives when the pressure mounts beyond what we feel we can handle, and we find ourselves thinking that we do not have the strength to carry on.
Sometimes we have just gotten through a major obstacle or illness only to find another one waiting for us the moment we finally catch our breath.
Sometimes we endure one loss after another, wondering when we will get a break from life’s travails. It does not seem fair or right that life should demand more of us when we feel we have given all we can, but sometimes this is the way life works.
When we find ourselves up against that frozen barrier of thinking we cannot handle our situation, we may find that the kindest choice is to love ourselves and our resistance too. We can simply accept that we are overwhelmed, exhausted, and stretched, and we can offer ourselves loving kindness and compassion.
If we can extend to ourselves the unconditional warmth of a mother’s love, before we know it, the ice will begin to break.
ARCHIMONDE REX · Tue Oct 09, 2007 @ 04:13pm · 0 Comments |