The past 18 months have brought so much change to our way of life.
So much is shifting so fast, it has been challenging for me.
And not just for me. I have been receiving calls from friends who are struggling. Struggling with depression. Struggling with anxiety. Struggling to hold on to their lives as they knew it — their income, their families, their friends.
It’s like the psychological/emotional "infrastructure" that we’ve come to depend upon -- to make us feel safe, to make us feel optimistic, to fill our hearts with joy -- is going through a drastic break down and it feels terrifying.
Change can feel terrifying.
I truly believe, however, that -- no matter how fast the winds are blowing and no matter how hard the waves are crashing -- we have the ability to keep our boats afloat.
"How?" you ask.
I do my best to not concern myself with the crumbling "infrastructure" that is "without". I, instead, depend upon the Force what is "Within".
I know it loves me. I know it will guide me. I know it will keep me safe.
My process:
One of my self-care practices is writing. I pretty much write every morning (and throughout the day if need be) I write to clear my head. I write to soothe my heart. I write to untangle the sharp emotions that I may be feeling.
My writing often remains as a daily journal entry, but sometimes it comes in the form of a song or a poem.
These words came to me (and through me) as I sat to write this morning. They brought me peace so I wanted to share them with you.
I call it “Rope Burn”
Try this:
Download today’s The Force Within Personal Power Exercise. It is pulled from The Work by Byron Katie.
List one thought that you have that feels painful when you think it. It can be any thought - based in fact or not. It’s probably a scary thought or a sad thought or a self-shaming thought. It is probably a thought that is on “loop” in your head.
Isolate it…write it down.
Envision this thought as a wild horse running and bucking and pitching a fit. Envision a rope connecting you to this horse and you are holding on to that rope for dear life. You are being pulled by that rope and dragged around by that rope, bruised and cut by that rope, but you don't let it go.
Why not? Because it’s YOUR rope and you feel connected to it. Because it’s YOUR horse and you feel ownership of it. Because it’s YOUR thought and you've always thought it.
Now, (to use Byron Katie's words) write who you would be WITHOUT that thought. How would you feel if you simply… let go of the rope?
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Rhonda Ross is a singer-songwriter, an Emmy-nominated actress, and a Personal Power Practitioner. For musical, speaking or workshop bookings: email info@TheRhondaRoss.com
