Expanding the Quiet ‘Yes’
Many are scared of life. Scared of its unknown nature. Scared to feel its ups and downs — yes, scared of its ups!
Instead the state of victim consciousness can be more comfortable because it is predictable. It lays the blame and the solution on the head of another or something outside yourself. In this state of powerlessness, however, we lose touch with our powerful life force. Life force brings so much energy, it is the energy of creation, the heartbeat of vitality, the fullness of our senses and experience.
You're alive! You're alive! It’s a miracle. You are here with all your past experiences, however painful. Not in spite of them, but because of them. With this, can you say ‘yes’ to life?
Do you know what a ‘yes’ feels like in your body? Focused on what we don’t want, or getting rid of something, we forget to tune into our ‘yes’. Day-to-day our embodied ‘yes’ is quiet. It comes with a peaceful sense of deep knowing — the ‘yes’ knows its truth and doesn’t need to prove it.
Your quiet ‘yes’, however, tends to be followed by a lot of loud ‘nos’ – they can sound like: “but you should be…”, “this person said…”, “that person will think…”, or “I can’t just…”. That voice fears life’s unknowns. Including what happens if you experience the joy of what you want — what grief and loss you might encounter as a result.
Expanding the quiet ‘yes’ in your body will reveal your edge for experiencing joy and life force energy – uncovering blocks and unprocessed grief in the process. By opening up and saying ‘yes’ to aliveness, you can better understand the relationship between joy and grief within you. Over time empowering you to navigate these emotions with greater ease, grace, humility, and skill.
