Release.
Die before you die.
I cannot tell you how much the concept of polyamory has cracked the walls surrounding my beliefs and ideas on relationships.
The idea that we are truly free and that no one has ownership or power over our person is fully liberating.
I’ve been watching a lot of videos by Conor and Brittany on YouTube. Here is one of their videos that have inspired me and opened my mind even though some resistance and fear yells and claws at me in the background:
So much inner chatter comes up for me as I breakdown old beliefs and begin to understand how to relate beyond the standard programming.
How can I learn to truly let go and embrace real freedom? Freedom from possessing? Embracing the fact that nothing and no one belongs to me but we instead meet as full beings in this plane of existence where for some time we are able to share space with one another in connection.
Connection is not possession.
You are free, dear one. You are free to experience life in all its forms without limits. I do not impose limits on you based on my insecurities and fear. I breathe into my insecurities and perceived lack. I learn to heal my own wounds without burdening you.
I am free.
You are free.
We are free. And we are love. Full, whole, complete in and of ourselves. And it’s from this space of wholeness that we meet and connect without pressure, without rules, without labels and without fear.
I have still so much to learn.
*image credit to Pinterest/learningpoly.com
I keep writing about loss lately.
Time keeps robbing me of people, places, things and experiences. It is painful.
I keep telling myself I must learn to let go. Learn to let go even before I lose something, because then when that day comes it won’t affect me since I’ve never possessed it anyway.
I’m going through a big transition soon. I’m scared, but also excited for the change.
I feel a lack of strength lately. A lack of motivation. Fear that the future will be darker than the past.
Yet despite this large part of me that feels so afraid, there is still a little light inside that shimers and whispers, “It’ll be okay. Don’t worry. I got you. You’re safe.”
I just woke up around 11:08 AM. I slept a lot and dreamt a few dreams that right now I vaguely remember. And this below are the first thoughts that came through me upon awakening:
I have my own agenda and I don’t think that’s evil.
I have my own interests and I don’t think that’s bad.
I hold my own space and that is not bad.
I am here too.
I deserve too.
I have rights too.
My needs matter too.
My wants matter too.
And that is not a selfish thing, that is a natural right of being.
It is not selfish to take care of myself.
It is not selfish to say “Hey, I have needs and I want to take care of them” and not by anyone’s expense but through the natural order of things.
I belong too.
I matter too.
My thoughts, my feelings, my opinions matter too. And they don’t have to matter to you, like yours don’t need to matter to me. I’ll respect yours and I ask that you respect mine, and that is all.
*image credit to enchantingminds.net
At any point you have the power to steer your thoughts. So when they start saying negative shit, just steer it the other way. Reframe it.
Make your suffering count. Pay a price for the life you actually want.
For a long time I have imagined myself as a this great successful person that has helped and touched many lives with inspiring and motivational messages. And then I realized… Oh, I actually have to do something to get to that success. I can’t just sit here on my couch eating McDonald’s expecting Jesus to come down from heaven with a million dollars and a bunch of loving fans for me. I gotta do the damn thing.
And this reality is something pretty scary to face. Whether I fail or succeed is my own doing. I am responsible for my story. I am responsible for what I make of my life. Those chiseled abs I want aren’t just gonna carve themselves. That book I wanna write isn’t just gonna pop into existence. I gotta put in the work. I gotta do the damn thing.
I can fantasize about an abundant, successful career and book but unless I start taking the necessary action and start writing the damn thing it’s never going to come to fruition. It’ll just remain a fantasy.
I can’t tell you how many times I’ve sat here and thought to myself “Oh, I gotta start working on that book.” It’s been over 5 years that I’ve had that thought. And how many pages have I written? 0.
Thoughts and dreams are wonderful things to have. But only actions have actual credibility in the real world.
We have to get honest with ourselves and see what are the actions necessary to create what we want to create and whether or not we are truly willing to put in the sacrifice to make it happen. Even if we are creating something we truly love and are truly passionate about there will still be hard work involved. There will still be a price to pay. There will still be effort and energy to exert. That’s just life.
Even the basic activities in life require energy and effort – like getting out of bed, brushing our teeth, making breakfast, etc… so why would it be any different when it comes to creating the life and success we know we want to achieve? It’s not different. It’s going to take real effort. It’s going to be painful and really difficult at times – but it’ll be worth it because it’ll bring into existence the results you actually want. So make your suffering count! Suffer for the thing you actually do want and stop suffering for the things you don’t.
*Image credit to pinterest