With Resistance Comes Opportunity

by Tom LaRotonda

As we are now a few weeks into the new year, you might be noticing that the excitement of your resolutions is hitting its first wave of resistance. That is not a bad thing. It is actually a very GOOD sign for it means that the resolutions you chose are truly on the mark. Where there is resistance, there is opportunity.

Now before you leap to the conclusion that I endorse leading a life of always looking for obstacles to run head first into, allow me to explain. It is not the external situation that is the wall or the resisting force. Nothing of this world has the power to become the wall, unless you allow it to. The wall is totally inside your mind. You have designed the wall according to the blueprint of your existing life perspective. The brick and mortar that comprises the wall are supplied by the old beliefs and patterns that have produced unfavorable results thus far in your life. The wall you are facing will seem quite familiar as you are the master craftsman of its design!

The resistance you are feeling is a billboard that reads, “Warning: To go further requires courage, commitment, discipline and a whole new way of thinking and Being!” It signals you that your ego has been alerted about your chosen path to your Greatness. Its mission, which is to keep you off the Greatness track, has been threatened and the troops have been rallied to attack the enemy. In this case, the enemy is your new desire and conviction.

For most of us, the way we were taught to combat resistance is to work harder. Sayings such as, “No pain, no gain” and “Keep your nose to the grindstone” are strong beliefs that permeate our western mass conscious. Understandably so, as they have created enough success in our lives that to challenge them seems sacrilegious. Yet at what opportunity cost and impact to our well being and wholeness does that lack of challenge bring?

Is it possible that the courage, commitment and discipline the resistance is calling forth pertain instead to how well we utilize our mind to direct our thoughts and consciously connect with our Highest Self to access Source energy? Is it possible the sayings are very wise; and we just never bothered to clarify exactly how they were meant? What if the first human being who thought up the quote, simply mispronounced harder for smarter or wiser. Wouldn’t that be a riot!

Resistance announces that an opportunity is at hand. What is the opportunity? It is a golden opportunity to shift the focus from the illusionary outer wall to the real inner wall. It is an opportunity to take down the real wall forevermore. It is an opportunity to transform our lives and become a powerful creator versus a helpless victim. It is an opportunity to add wisdom, calm, intuition and right-minded thinking to the values of being strong willed, determined and blindly ambitious.

Resistance tells us it is time to slow down, reassess, relax, reconnect, and let go. By letting go I don’t mean to abandon the path. I mean to let go of your fears, old patterns and beliefs that have solidified your inner wall.

The moment I become aware of strong inner resistance I step back and find a quiet place to contemplate. My first question is always, “What is the thought that is currently dominating my perspective about the situation?” My example is maintaining a writing routine. The thought that most often appears as my wall of resistance is, “Who cares what you think about life Tom!” My wall has nothing to do with time management or other things going on in my life. My wall IS that one powerful thought; despite the fact that I have all kinds of evidence which says people do care. Yet at that moment, I have blinded myself to the helpful evidence. Once I challenge that thought, the resistance immediately starts to melt away. If it doesn’t then I continue the process of examining my thoughts until the resistance begins to soften.

My inspiration to you this day is to learn to appreciate and properly utilize your resistance. It is one of your greatest allies whose mission is to help you claim your Greatness. With resistance comes great opportunity for success and fulfillment!

Blessings ~ Tom

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