Stuck in a Rut? It's Time to Embrace the Uncomfortable!
Have you heard of the word antithesis? It means doing the opposite of something. Similarly, the opposite of change or transformation is resistance. This resistance makes your life painful, complicated, and stagnant. The will to not change, or recognize our resistance and not transform is yes! It is a choice, but the willingness to accept and drop the stance of it helps your connection with yourself. I believe resistance is a survival instinct of our nervous system that blocks our cognitive abilities and hence, the mind that has been in survival mode for the longest time, does not allow us to open ourselves to change and fall back on our gut instincts and rather further resist change and transform. But, the flip side is that resisting change for a longer duration makes you lose the relationship with yourself because you block or ignore emotions and only see through the lens of your preconceived notions and conditioned responses. Neuroscientists have also proved t...