Are You Avoiding Life?

Post Date: April 5th, 2013

Avoiding Life or Facing Life?

 

 

Did you know that memory is created through feelings? Life is experienced through our senses and feelings. And if you shut yourself down to feelings you shut yourself down to life and remembering it. Even something as simple as this. Do you remember what you ate for dinner 2 days ago? How about what you were doing at 6 PM two Saturdays ago?






Here are some ways not being connected to your feelings may show up:



  • If there is not an emotional connection to your experience of life, You may not be remembering as well as you'd like.

  • You may be finding that you aren't as happy and creative as you would like to be.

  • If the emotional experience is extremely high then you may shut down from feeling in order to feel safe.

  • You may find yourself stuck in a particular emotion such as anger, worry, or grief (I know this from experience).



If any of the above are showing up, it is highly likely that you are in avoidance of Life and taking the position that life is happening TO you. And whenever you are in avoidance there is something you're afraid to face. It could be a feeling that you have been having. It could be a experience from the past. It could be somewhere in your life where you don't want to face the truth or where you are not following through on your commitments.





By looking at these areas of your life head on and facing them you have the chance to move out of avoidance and begin to really live your life.


What are you avoiding in your life? Please let me know by commenting below. I'd really like to hear.

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Interested? or Committed?

Post Date: April 2nd, 2013


Where In Your Life Are You Merely Interested?

One of my mentor's often asks me, "Teresa, are you merely interested or are you committed?" For example, let's take writing and submitting to this blog.


For the last couple of years I have been wanting to write, even came up with great topics in my head. And I sometimes even took the time to write those into a journal or word document. In spite of all of those actions, I was maintaining being interested.  


Taking on this 30 day blog challenge, though, is completely different. It is a commitment. And you will know I am committed because you will see posts showing up to account for every day of April.

Commitment requires action that is measurable. Being interested does not. Where in your life have you been interested but really want to be committed? Your health? Your relationships? Your business? Your playtime?


Please let me know by commenting below. I'd really like to hear your thoughts.


You and Your Choices Matter. And You Have Value!  And It takes moving from being interested to instead being committed to yourself to show up and be fully In Touch In Life.

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