Have you ever laid your eyes upon the surf at your local beach and observed how the water moves around? It’s interesting to watch as the water comes in to the beach, and then finds its way back out. There is a constant state of shifting and movement.

Some sections of the surf are more still than others, and then there are sections of the surf where the water rushes back out to the sea. This is known as a rip. One of the worst things to do if you are ever caught in a rip, is to try and swim against it, as you will usually tire and drown. Rather, the best thing to do is let it take you and swim with it, letting it take you into a calmer section of the surf or out to deeper less rough surf.

How often when life seems to shift and change do you find yourself freaking out or resisting what’s unfolding? I used to do this all the time. My circumstances would change on me and I would find myself reacting to what’s happening in my life rather than being present.

The main reason I found that I would resist change, was that what I once knew was crumbling and the part of me that finds safety, security and certainty in my life circumstances, my identity, starts to freak out because I’m know having to trust in the unknown. For someone that used to find comfort in my circumstances this was not fun.

In order for us to be free amongst the incredible flow of life we must become one with this flow and realise it is just our self that is changing.

So, imagine this for a moment. Imagine some of the drops of water in the surf, particularly the rip section, started freaking out about where they where being taken? That sounds so silly and almost funny, but that is what it is like when we resist change. The drop is not being taken anywhere, as it is already part of the entire ocean, it has nothing to fear but only to enjoy the ride. The truth is, that a drop that is in the ocean doesn’t even realize itself as a drop until it becomes separate in the form of a drop.

What I came to realize was that when I believed I was just Jamie. This identity with this body, then I saw myself as separate to all the things happening in my life. I was not part of the flow of life itself. I was separate and that’s where I found myself resisting what is rather than embracing it.

Here are a few of the things I found supportive to remind myself when ever I found myself resisting experiences of change;

1. I reminded myself of the truth – I am life, I am all things, I am energy.

2. Change is not happening to me, it’s happening through me.

3. I’m not a drop in the ocean but I am the ocean itself.

4. Take a breath and bring your attention into the here and now. Feel your feet on the ground and simply notice your breath, coming in, and out of you nose.

The less attached I am to what is, the more space I have for the love I already am to be expressed into form and experienced in what I call my reality. For this to occur things must shift and change in my life to reflect my new found depth of connection to that space. When I am connected, when I am present, it doesn’t matter whats happening in my life. Whether its positive or negative, because in presence I’m not looking for anything or needing things to change. I’m simply enjoying the ride.

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Tags: acceptance, being, belief, change, connect, Empowerment, flow, letting go, oneness, waking up

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