INSPIRATION
Let’s explore this dynamic duo of ‘change and tension’ so that
we can understand how we dance the dance of transformation. Even the most positive and joy-filled change requires us
to let go of something in exchange for something else. Today
the ‘awakened you’ chooses to focus on what you do want to
create, where the once ‘asleep you’ opted to cry over spilled
milk. Why then wouldn’t you want to let go of that mess?
That drama? Well, it’s not so much about whether you want
to let go of the past, as much as how you choose to let go of
it, to transform it.
Change requires tension. Tension requires
change. In order to let go of something, there
is a moment between holding on, and letting
go, that creates tension. Whether on the dance
floor or in life, the signs are all too real -- our
palms sweat, nerves fire, and muscles tighten.
We may seek to avoid this tension altogether,
labeling it as ‘bad’ rather than appreciating it as
a necessary part of the process. Here’s a revelation -- tension does serve a purpose. How we
dance with it, makes all the difference.
There are two kinds of tension: emotional and
creative. The key is to discern how you are experiencing the energy of tension so that you
may channel and direct it for your highest good.
At times we can get stuck in emotional tension
because of limiting beliefs, habits, and patterns
kicking in – and if left unchecked, the fears from
these can overwhelm us. On the flip-side, creative tension is the truly beneficial force that
can propel us forward if we allow it to ignite our
inner hero, providing us the prime fodder to
take risks, seek opportunities, and grow. Patrick
Harpur explains, “What our daimon teaches us
is to not always be seeking a cure for our suffering, but rather to seek a supernatural use for it.”
In our greatest moments of challenge the seed
of opportunity awaits incubation. How we understand and channel our tension determines
whether we continue expanding or contracting.
Our Western worldview has long endorsed
a disconnection between us and our natural
world, so it is not surprising that the creative
end product has been the penultimate goal.
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Fortunately, now we are collectively coming to
value the creative process as much as the outcome. Often less discussed within the process
of growth itself are transitions; a multitude of
subtle transitions that bridge one moment into
the next as we move through life – t