Picture Credits – Jeannie Selda
“As each drop in the ocean changes,
the ocean itself also changes.”
– Jennifer Hough
Should we only do things that ‘feel good’?
Well, you might be surprised to hear me say absolutely not.
Don’t get me wrong, it’s not about deliberately forcing ourselves to do things that feel awful.
It’s just that I hear so many people saying… “only do it if it feels good”.
Here’s the issue with that:
Fear does an interesting thing to our brains.
I was listening to a brilliant podcast a few days ago which my husband reminded me about. Although they didn’t talk about this specifically, it struck me how important it is to understand how our brains work. In understanding this, I’m able to follow my knowing and feel connected to clarity, instead of being manipulated by noise which can only happen if I’m in fear; it’s so easy to be in fear these days, don’t you think?
Fight or flight creates an interesting shift in the brain causing us to relate to those who disagree with our viewpoint as the “other”, and there are those who want to manipulate others in order to protect themselves.
A key to thriving is remembering that doing this is actually important.
It’s ‘nothing’.
That’s the thing, doing nothing is doing something.I’m sure you’ve sometimes tried to keep pushing through a project when life is showing you the harder and longer you push, the more unproductive things get, right?
I’m so guilty of feeling invincible or, put another way, stubbornly carrying on instead of being present to what life is showing, or sometimes commanding, me to do.