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Subject: Desire & Resistance


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Suz
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Date Posted: 11:15:05 08/17/04 Tue
In reply to: Judy 's message, "confusion" on 14:25:52 08/13/04 Fri
 I have really been confronted this week with desire and the resistance that arises from facing it. It seems that after voicing my desire to move into the house, I have felt myself clinging to my 'stuff'. After some exploration I realize that my stuff is the illusion that I have set up for myself in order to feel comfortable and powerful in the world (my apartment, my neighborhood, my circle of friends, my habits and patterns). If I strip this away, who will I be? I will feel powerless. I will feel naked. It scares the **** out of me. I will no longer be able to hide behind it. Deep down I know that I will be freeing myself. I will be forcing myself to look inward for value and meaning. I will be forcing myself to confront my comfort zones. As I write this my hands are shaking. I realize that my clinging and refusal to give up these old ways will keep me in them and ultimately keep me from further spiritual growth. But even so, I resist. I justify. I explain. I excuse. And ultimately, I hide behind them. So for now, I sit with myself and hope that I can move through the resistance and into growth. It will be like tearing down the old house to the foundation and seeing what lies beneath before building a new and more sound home to take it's place.
Joseph Campbell: “Life is pain; life is suffering; and life is horror—but, by God, you are alive”.
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