Stop your inner war

Last week I posted this video ! It was thus far the longest one I recorded, but it felt so short because there is much to be told around this subject and in so many different ways! I genuinely believe that if we all worked on stopping our inner wars; outside ones would subside! Our most beautiful gifts to ourselves and the world is our loving consciousness. A place we can operate with great clarity, compassion and service! This is not mystical, nor something just possible for the lucky ones! We are all the kings of our inner citadel! My working with ourselves, we can return back to a much loving place in our hearts that can transform us. Let’s explore this together this week! Shall we…

Where our inner wars begin & why do we fuel them?

We are giving by our parents are great gift! The one of existence! However what your life looks like now, I think we can all agree that we’ve at least once stopped for a minute to be in awe with the beauty of life, of what we get to experiment! Just think about the last time you’ve looked up to the sky and noticed the bright blue sky, the sunset and its pastel colours, the reflection of the moon on a quiet lake… wow goosebumps as I write it! The same awe we feel when noticing and experimenting those moments is the same one we came with into this world! A perfect, innocent, loving human being!

How come then, do we lose touch with that essence? To put it simply, we get programmed! I once heard someday say that the movie, The Matrix, was much more of a documentary than a film! Just like Neo, we grow up with many rules, conditioning and sometimes trauma that become our reality! A reality that is in truth just an illusion, the matrix!

We are so much conditioned by our parents, society, social media, etc., that we keep taking the blue pill! Actually, it feels safe to swallow the blue pill, even though we might be sad or suffering! It’s a form of addiction. If I have an addiction to food or alcohol, the only reason why I keep doing it, even though I know it’s not good for me, is because it is known to me, it’s habitual, I have become addicted not to the food or the alcohol but the feeling it creates for me! It’s the same thing with our mind and hearts!

Waking up to the illusion and committing to a better life

“It is no measure of wellbeing to be addicted to a sick society!”

It’s not because the vast majority of people are walking dead that we should do the same! At one point, in our heroic or spiritual journey, we wake up and say: “I do not want to live like this anymore”! I do not want to be consumed by my thoughts and feelings, my ruminating mind, my doubts and fears, my anger, stress, or whatever it may be for you!

That’s the starting point of a long and beautiful journey, yet one that is not easy! Changing, in general, is difficult for most. We resist, fight or flight! Transforming ourselves takes courage and patience. Will there be moments for despair, where you feel like falling back into the old patterns, yes for sure! And it is in those moments that by choosing wisely how to show up that you’ll strengthen your spiritual muscle by not giving in! A tip here, let’s start with the little things! Do not try to drop all self-doubts overnight, but take on the willingness not dress up or look a certain way for one day for instance! It’s not because you are not wearing gel in your hair or because you do not wear the branded clutch that you are all of sudden a lesser version of you! Small things will make it big!

Events, situations and people will still unfold in front of you, as they always have, the only difference is that NOW you are choosing to be a little bit more conscious, you are choosing not to let all of your programming hijacked you when you are faced with a difficult situation! Instead, you pause, step back for an instant and decide to act differently!

“The game we are playing is always between the stimulus and the response!”

When you’ve had enough of having enough, you’ll start to do things that are uncomfortable, just because you know that it is much more beautiful on the other side of overcoming what’s holding you back from the life you deserve!

“The kingdom is within you,” as Jesus said!

It’s all about love!

Max

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