Want to find TRUE freedom? Read this.
(If you're a freedom seeker like me, this blog post will show you where to find YOUR freedom!)
“And no matter what you’re experiencing in your life right now, trust that all is good and unfolding in your best interests. It may not look pretty, but it is exactly what you need to learn for you to grow into the person you have been destined to become.” Robin Sharma, Discover Your Destiny
The last couple of weeks have been a roller coaster filled with high highs and low lows. Within an hour of submitting my eBook content to the designer (yay me!) I fell and sprained my ankle (f*** me!).I know this injury all too well. It’s my weak spot and has happened several times in the last few years.
I once heard, "a lesson is repeated until it's learned. A lesson will be presented in various forms until you've learned it, then you can go onto the next lesson."
I can’t help but think there is a connection between this ankle injury and a lesson the Universe is trying to teach me, which I obviously haven’t been open to learning until now. Slowing down has been a theme in my life, so I assumed this was the lesson to be learned. I’m in the process of learning to do less and do the task at hand with more integrity. I’m learning to say no more (many times to myself) and not let the “to-do” list rule my life. This lesson alone has been liberating, but I knew the Universe was trying to teach me something deeper, something that I have been avoiding. So I began the process of diving deep by asking myself:
1. What's the real lesson I need to learn here?
2. Why do I keep myself busy?
3. What am I avoiding by keeping busy?
With those three questions something was revealed that if I accepted would transform my life... learning to be OK with not being OK.
As soon as this was revealed, I knew it was spot on from the feeling of nervousness deep in the pit of my stomach. (Always listen to your body. She never lies). Learning to be OK with not being OK or allowing myself to feel emotions on the negative spectrum is a HUGE challenge for me. Maybe it’s because I’m a type 7 on the Enneagram, maybe it’s because I’ve dealt with so much pain and loss as a child that I never want to feel those emotions again. Regardless, unless I want to experience a lifetime of sprained ankles, it’s time to face this struggle, and learn to be OK with not being OK. From here on, it’s a personal journey and may take time since personal growth cannot be rushed, but I am ready.
“... I have learned that every single one of us has work to do, no matter how much work we have done on ourselves, no matter how evolved we are. Every single one of us has a light side as well as a dark side. Each of us has flaws to mend and wounds within us that cry out to be healed. Every single one of us has a splintered soul (as we try to reconcile being spiritual with being human). This condition of imperfection is actually what makes us human. And the deeper I go within myself, the more I realize how little I know.” Robin Sharma, Discover Your Destiny
Self-discovery is a lifelong process with layer after layer. Each stage brings more awareness and inner peace. The most radical transformations happen in our darkest moments.
By diving deep and going to the places we don't want to go, true freedom is found.
We must have the courage to go to these places, to dive deep and then dive deeper.
My life is a work in progress, and as I learn to live my best life, my desire is to inspire you to live yours. So Sister I ask you... What are you avoiding? Not on the surface, but deeper, much deeper, the place you’re afraid to go...
That's where your freedom lies.
Xo, Emily