The greater the obstacle, the more glory in overcoming it.
~Molière
With the explosion of social media, we are inundated with people and situations to which we compare ourselves. These altered realities allow us to justify our feelings of being not enough.
I am not pretty enough.
I am not smart enough.
I am not rich enough.
I am not talented enough.
I am not thin enough.
I am not _____enough.
We have become a society of nots. When we lose the not, it becomes I am enough.
The Let Go journey is about letting go of everything that no longer serves our higher good. Our thoughts are the most powerful tool in manifesting who we are. How we think and how we express ourselves is crucial. Clearing away outdated self-dialogue is an excellent place to focus our attention. When we grow without competing, we understand the differences and learn to respect each individual’s journey.
Accepting and honoring individuality will become a strength when we love and embrace the uniqueness that makes all of us who we are.
The not is just a knot that holds us in place; it’s the anchor that keeps us from becoming more. The knot is the weight of the world upon our shoulders, the negative self dialog, and the baggage we carry. The knot is our bondage.
However, the knot is not for naught.
Every aspect of our lives, every feeling we have had, and every thought we have held made us who we are. Those knots are integral experiences needed for growth.
These knots serve us for some time, but we can release the knot once we learn the lesson.
As we mature, we have an advantage over our youth. Our skill improves, and we learn how to undo the knots. Some knots are easily undone, while others require more concentration and skill, like a delicate gold chain with tiny, tight bundles. Yet, with persistence, even the trickiest can be untangled.
Like a rope, life’s potential is diminished when tangled, frayed, or knotted. However, sometimes, a knot enhances the strength and functionality of the rope, just as challenges in life can provide an opportunity for development. Either way, no longer concern yourself when a knot is in your life. Accept it as a function of our evolution.
When their purpose is no longer needed, take heed of the lesson, remembering the knot was not for naught.
To embrace I am enough is to embrace every aspect of ourselves.
Karyne
Sometime we are knotted by the myth of what we thought we once were and the reality of it. What we now are is just the continuum not of it a diminishment ? Just a thought
karyne
correction continuum of it not a diminishment
Lola
I totally agree. Social networks shows us fake lives and bright people in most cases, fun, beutiful bodys, eating eccentric and rich foods, in love, traveling, and it’s logical! who will show something bad about themselves, but the problem is that pushes vulnerable people to feel that they have a miserable life. The real life is more than that, we work hard to have a comfortable life, we deal with routine, injustice, traffic, governments, etc. etc.
All this leads to feel that we are not……. enough and make us feel insecure to reach our goals, think more about our failures and what we do not have instead of enjoying our wonderful achievements and actions. We must learn to enjoy the path towards our objectives, to value our struggles. Observing the lives of our friends through social networks is not bad, since we can share a part of their lives, but the only way to know how they are is in direct contact. Do not let ourselves be influenced by everything that is shown, love our own lives without competing, because nobody knows what the other person is going through and we all have different capacities and tastes.
charisse
Thank you Lola for your insight… And this is a great example that people from other countries you, Argentina, we are all feeling the same pressures… Thank you very much for your eloquent response.