Take careful notice of when your “avoidance” patterns come up.
Often your resistance will be backed by “really good” reasons or rationalisations. Often when we are very close to a breakthrough or a transformation we will get distracted, become tired or manifest some sort of significant drama to “keep us safe” from the imminent changes.
There are parts of your unconscious mind that resist change, even if it’s something that you desire. Change can feel scary and uncertain, and sometimes your mind will hold onto a problem state because it believes that there is a bigger, scarier problem to face if this one is solved. This is called secondary gain in psychology.
However, when we unpack and clear the deeper fears (which are often illusions and distortions themselves) then change can become far more peaceful and easy.
To quote Joseph Campbell: “the cave you fear to enter holds the treasure you seek.
Credit: The Spiral School of Awakening
