31 On Appreciating - Resistance

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EXPERIENCE has taught us that, in our culture, we do all we can to push aside those experiences that bring us closer to our deeper and hidden past.  We tend to keep them at a distance and pretend they don’t exist. 

It is like living at the base of the volcano and ignoring the intrinsic dangers of being there, simply because we choose not to notice.

When we think of life in this context, there is some merit to the idea that we choose to be “entertained” by life in a fashion that we pick. 

So…

…as long as we push away the pain, it has us nailed to the wall.  But when we stop resisting, we sort of let it in.  It is actually a relief.  We feel better in spite of it.

No Longer At Odds With Everything.

 

 

 

Experience Has Taught Us – 175 Missing Pieces –

An Explorer’s Guide to Developing a Handbook on Life

Neil Douglas-Tubb (RCC)

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