Yes! I’m dealing with the part of me who is afraid and looking for a million reasons not to keep going, daily, multiple times a day. It’s a discussion not a fight and the fire in my heart is what keeps winning. My crystal clear vision and determination is what keeps me moving. If there is fear there is courage, if there is doubt it’s good news the ego is wanting to keep us safe and it means we’re doing something brave, something new. Thank you!!
“We are all called to keep [the] appointment with the inner life, and many of us never do. Fortunately, this invitation comes to us again and again.“ — James Hollis
You're right about the unconscious loyalty to the stories we’ve been handed. Breaking free from those old beliefs feels like betraying a part of yourself or the people who’ve shaped you. But growth means taking that risk, doesn't it? It means questioning the very systems that have kept us small and asking if they still serve us—or anyone.
I do wish we’d all stop with the term ‘self-sabotage’. The truth is, our body, our nervous system, our parts are always trying to protect us, not sabotage us.
We’re never working against ourselves, even though it definitely seems that way.
We don’t want to outgrow them or mature beyond their capacity for health and intimacy out of an unconscious dedication to maintaining a dysfunctional human system.
Where did I learn to bypass what I know in my soul to accommodate those around me?
These both struck a deep resonance within my Soul.
Yes! I’m dealing with the part of me who is afraid and looking for a million reasons not to keep going, daily, multiple times a day. It’s a discussion not a fight and the fire in my heart is what keeps winning. My crystal clear vision and determination is what keeps me moving. If there is fear there is courage, if there is doubt it’s good news the ego is wanting to keep us safe and it means we’re doing something brave, something new. Thank you!!
You are ultimately a collection of your choices.
Oh wow that hit! So glad this came into my email box, thank you Mark!
You’re so welcome!
❤️
“We are all called to keep [the] appointment with the inner life, and many of us never do. Fortunately, this invitation comes to us again and again.“ — James Hollis
Great quote! Thanks for sharing!
Listen, choose, become, now! What a heartening and inspiring article. Thank you.🙏
Thank you. The permission I didn’t know I needed to hear exactly in this way. I know that I can always look to you for the no-bullshit truth.
What I needed to hear today!
Thank you Mark! Needed this! ❤️
You're right about the unconscious loyalty to the stories we’ve been handed. Breaking free from those old beliefs feels like betraying a part of yourself or the people who’ve shaped you. But growth means taking that risk, doesn't it? It means questioning the very systems that have kept us small and asking if they still serve us—or anyone.
Love this. Brilliant.
I do wish we’d all stop with the term ‘self-sabotage’. The truth is, our body, our nervous system, our parts are always trying to protect us, not sabotage us.
We’re never working against ourselves, even though it definitely seems that way.
♥️
This made me sub. It hit so hard right now for me. Right now. 🙏
Very nice and concise :)
Love this - thank you. I’m guilty of lots of this but things in my life are changing and I need to embrace them as positive
I feel like you wrote this for me! I’m a therapist who keeps getting in her own damn way.
We don’t want to outgrow them or mature beyond their capacity for health and intimacy out of an unconscious dedication to maintaining a dysfunctional human system.
Where did I learn to bypass what I know in my soul to accommodate those around me?
These both struck a deep resonance within my Soul.
Thank you @Mark Groves ❤️🩹