Accepting Our Darkness is the First Step to Transcending It
Once I accepted that I will sometimes have dark and negative thoughts, I felt relieved to just be. I understood they don’t define me.
When you anticipate what's next and respond to that anticipation before the moment requires you to, you interrupt the natural unfolding of events.
You reach your wits’ end and your current way of being isn’t working for the life you want, so you decide to make a real change. You have built enough awareness to discover a pattern of self-sabotage you’ve been repeating throughout your life.
What I've had to learn is what allows for longevity in this process. I want to be doing this for a long time, and honestly, I wouldn't want to be doing anything else in the world, which I feel lucky to even be able to say.