0
0
'Keep away from people who try to belittle your ambitions. Small people always do that, but the really great make you feel that you, too, can become great.'
0
"
As I look out the window, I see white snow-covered roads and buildings and I wonder if I will ever feel better. This feeling of stuckness comes and goes. I feel trapped. It feels like I’m in a jail-cell without bars. I am itching to get out, but there’s no door, and I have no idea where to even begin.
During the short span of my adult life, I’ve made money, traveled, and done things that I thought would make me happy. Now, I’m not saying that they are useless, I’m just hinting at the fact that the answer seems to come from the inside instead of the outside.
Perhaps it isn’t all about the money, big house, white fence, two kids, travels, and the things that society tells us are important goals to go after.
Awareness
As the years have gone by, I’ve become more and more aware of what is going on inside of me when I feel stuck. What I have a tendency to do – and you probably do, too – is push the feeling away, because it feels uncomfortable.
Stuckness can manifest itself anywhere, and when left unchecked, it tends to spread into other areas of your life. For example, stuckness in a relationship can easily spread to work and life in general. Everything affects everything, even when we don’t want it to, especially when we don’t want it to.
Acceptance
Something interesting happens when you become aware of your current feelings. Happiness, excitement, and joy are always easier to observe than anxiety, fear, and stuckness, but then again, you learn more from the latter group.
But before we proceed, we have to ask ourselves: what is acceptance? What does it mean? You hear people throw it around like it’s the next big thing since sliced bread, but do most even know what they mean when they use it?
To me, acceptance means being with whatever is. It means living in reality without any illusions. To you it might mean something completely different. It's up to you to define.
When you’re stuck, you can accept the fact that you’re stuck, and be with your stuckness. Begin feeling where the stuckness is in your body. For me it’s usually in the chest area. When I close my eyes, start breathing, and start feeling, I get curious about what’s really going on and how stuckness feels. I look at it as an experiment, a game. I am the observer and I am here to learn. I don’t try to push it away or do anything other than be curious about what is going on, like a child explores its surroundings, I want to explore my inner workings.
Transformation
When I get curious, instead of resisting and pushing away, everything changes. It’s hard to start the process, because it feels scary to look into a feeling that feels negative, but once I start breathing and get curious, it all just melts away.
Now, this doesn’t mean that the stuckness will magically melt away, but it will help you see it for what it is. Just changing your perspective from resistance to curiosity will make a big difference. And it doesn’t have to take a long time either. You can do this anytime, anywhere.
You can sit down, take a few deep breaths, close your eyes (I like to close mine to give me more inward focus), and observe what is going on inside you. This is also called being in the now or being present. It’s a powerful tool for overcoming anything, because it helps you see what is truly real. We have a tendency to escape into the past or future, to regret or to worry.
Now I’m curious about another thing: do you have any tips for how you have gotten past stuckness? If so, please share in the comments below. "
As I look out the window, I see white snow-covered roads and buildings and I wonder if I will ever feel better. This feeling of stuckness comes and goes. I feel trapped. It feels like I’m in a jail-cell without bars. I am itching to get out, but there’s no door, and I have no idea where to even begin.
During the short span of my adult life, I’ve made money, traveled, and done things that I thought would make me happy. Now, I’m not saying that they are useless, I’m just hinting at the fact that the answer seems to come from the inside instead of the outside.
Perhaps it isn’t all about the money, big house, white fence, two kids, travels, and the things that society tells us are important goals to go after.
Awareness
As the years have gone by, I’ve become more and more aware of what is going on inside of me when I feel stuck. What I have a tendency to do – and you probably do, too – is push the feeling away, because it feels uncomfortable.
Stuckness can manifest itself anywhere, and when left unchecked, it tends to spread into other areas of your life. For example, stuckness in a relationship can easily spread to work and life in general. Everything affects everything, even when we don’t want it to, especially when we don’t want it to.
Acceptance
Something interesting happens when you become aware of your current feelings. Happiness, excitement, and joy are always easier to observe than anxiety, fear, and stuckness, but then again, you learn more from the latter group.
But before we proceed, we have to ask ourselves: what is acceptance? What does it mean? You hear people throw it around like it’s the next big thing since sliced bread, but do most even know what they mean when they use it?
To me, acceptance means being with whatever is. It means living in reality without any illusions. To you it might mean something completely different. It's up to you to define.
When you’re stuck, you can accept the fact that you’re stuck, and be with your stuckness. Begin feeling where the stuckness is in your body. For me it’s usually in the chest area. When I close my eyes, start breathing, and start feeling, I get curious about what’s really going on and how stuckness feels. I look at it as an experiment, a game. I am the observer and I am here to learn. I don’t try to push it away or do anything other than be curious about what is going on, like a child explores its surroundings, I want to explore my inner workings.
Transformation
When I get curious, instead of resisting and pushing away, everything changes. It’s hard to start the process, because it feels scary to look into a feeling that feels negative, but once I start breathing and get curious, it all just melts away.
Now, this doesn’t mean that the stuckness will magically melt away, but it will help you see it for what it is. Just changing your perspective from resistance to curiosity will make a big difference. And it doesn’t have to take a long time either. You can do this anytime, anywhere.
You can sit down, take a few deep breaths, close your eyes (I like to close mine to give me more inward focus), and observe what is going on inside you. This is also called being in the now or being present. It’s a powerful tool for overcoming anything, because it helps you see what is truly real. We have a tendency to escape into the past or future, to regret or to worry.
Now I’m curious about another thing: do you have any tips for how you have gotten past stuckness? If so, please share in the comments below. "
| Tweet | ||
| నచ్చితే నలుగురికి చెప్పండి...నచ్చక పొతే వదిలి పడేయండి ....! | ||
0
"రామారావు ప్రతి రోజూ బార్కెళ్ళి మందు తాగుతాడు. విషయం ఏమిటంటే ప్రతీ రోజూ రెండు గ్లాసులు ఆర్డర్ చేసి పక్క పక్కనే పెట్టుకుని, ఒక్ సిప్పు ఒక గ్లాసులోంచి ,మరీ సిప్పు రెండో గ్లాసులోంచి తాగుతాడు. ఈ తతంగం అంతా చాలా రోజుల నుంచి చూసిన సర్వర్ ఆనందం ఉండబట్టలేక ఒక రోజు రామారావుని అడిగేశాడు.
"నేను ఎప్పుడూ మందు నా స్నేహితుడు సుబ్బారావుతో సలిసి తాగేవాడిని. ప్రమాదవశాత్తు అతను చనిపోయాడు. అతని జ్ఞాపకార్ధం ఈ విధంగా"
"నేను ఎప్పుడూ మందు నా స్నేహితుడు సుబ్బారావుతో సలిసి తాగేవాడిని. ప్రమాదవశాత్తు అతను చనిపోయాడు. అతని జ్ఞాపకార్ధం ఈ విధంగా"
0
"రామారావు ప్రతి రోజూ బార్కెళ్ళి మందు తాగుతాడు. విషయం ఏమిటంటే ప్రతీ రోజూ రెండు గ్లాసులు ఆర్డర్ చేసి పక్క పక్కనే పెట్టుకుని, ఒక్ సిప్పు ఒక గ్లాసులోంచి ,మరీ సిప్పు రెండో గ్లాసులోంచి తాగుతాడు. ఈ తతంగం అంతా చాలా రోజుల నుంచి చూసిన సర్వర్ ఆనందం ఉండబట్టలేక ఒక రోజు రామారావుని అడిగేశాడు.
"నేను ఎప్పుడూ మందు నా స్నేహితుడు సుబ్బారావుతో సలిసి తాగేవాడిని. ప్రమాదవశాత్తు అతను చనిపోయాడు. అతని జ్ఞాపకార్ధం ఈ విధంగా"
"నేను ఎప్పుడూ మందు నా స్నేహితుడు సుబ్బారావుతో సలిసి తాగేవాడిని. ప్రమాదవశాత్తు అతను చనిపోయాడు. అతని జ్ఞాపకార్ధం ఈ విధంగా"
0
"తన రూమ్లోకి క్యాలెండర్ కావాలంటూ బజారుకేళ్ళాడు రాము.
యజమాని క్యాలెండర్లు చూపిస్తుంటే ప్రతీ దాన్నీ వద్దంటూ.... "ఇంకాస్త మంచిదివ్వండి" అంటున్నాడు.
"నీ దృష్ఠిలో మంచిదంటే ఏంటి? " విసుకుగా అడిగాడు యజమాని.
"అంటే...... స్కూలుకు సెలవులు బాగా ఇచ్చేలా ఎర్రరంగు గళ్ళు ఎక్కువుండాలి"
యజమాని క్యాలెండర్లు చూపిస్తుంటే ప్రతీ దాన్నీ వద్దంటూ.... "ఇంకాస్త మంచిదివ్వండి" అంటున్నాడు.
"నీ దృష్ఠిలో మంచిదంటే ఏంటి? " విసుకుగా అడిగాడు యజమాని.
"అంటే...... స్కూలుకు సెలవులు బాగా ఇచ్చేలా ఎర్రరంగు గళ్ళు ఎక్కువుండాలి"
