The EZ Secret: Tips on Living in EZ, from Anne Sermons Gillis, 11/20/2012 - Correction Issue
Published: Tue, 11/20/12
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Editor's Note: This article was originally sent out without the last three paragraphs. My sincere apologies for missing this. Those have been included in this issue. Do you feel hopeless? Is hopelessness a common
occurrence for you? If it is, you may want to look deeper. If you
are not living in a third world country, literally starving, or
being beaten by a spouse, and you still feel frequent
hopelessness, then consider this: “Hopelessness is addictive.”
What, surely not. But yes, just a surely as a bee flies around on
two tiny seemingly inadequate wings, hopelessness is addictive. Let’s start with patterns. A pattern is defined as “unconscious repetitive behavior.” Do you always windup at the end of the same rope? If so, you are probably living out a pattern. Maybe you even have a hopelessness pattern. We tend to believe that fixing the content of our lives will make life better. Granted, we can sometimes get temporary relief, but regardless of how much we fix our external world, until we break through our psychologically bound limitations, we cannot be free. If you are intent on breaking free, the following
questions can start the process.
Here are some favorites that can be counted on for upsets.
Taking a look at the above questions does not discount genuine problems that might occur in some area, but dangling these thoughts above our lives ensures that the ego stays entrenched in pain and hopelessness. Examine the things that drag you toward helplessness
and hopelessness and be aware of how the mind uses those to keep
you in line. The four I’ve listed above come from my patterns, but I think they are popular tools of self-demise. My ego is clever in the way she leads me to this victim place where I feel like a homeless waif with no hope.” I really feel sorry for myself. It’s subtle, but when I dig deep enough, I find that subconscious hopeless is driving me. I’ve divested myself of a lot of this behavior, but it still creeps back. Fortunately, just the realization of what I’m doing usually breaks my unconscious identification with hopelessness. Changing life supporting but illusory patterns takes conscious questioning, yet the most important aspect of change is our willingness to have a better life. We are comfortable in pain or feeling sorry for ourselves. We relish the thought that nothing can or will change for us, but we are not comfortable with pleasure and a sense of safety in our lives. Check out my article on increasing pleasure, Treasure Your Pleasure: http://theezsecret.com/2012/11/19/treasure-your-pleasure. What to do? How about going on a hopelessness fast? When you think anything is hopeless say to yourself, “This hopelessness is not about my current situation; it is about returning to my hopeless hangout. I am willing to rest my mind and emotions in another place. I am willing to be changed. I am willing to accept a life of safety, opportunities, and happiness. Finally take a breath and exhale with gusto while thinking, “I am free to be, I am free to be here, I am free to be here now, and that is enough.” Some people are trapped in hopeless lives. Their lots
are miserable, but for most people reading this, you live in a
place where your need for food, water, clothing, shelter, and
physical safety are covered. We are privileged, and even though we
suffer great depths of psychological pain, we most likely have the
ability to move away from pain, hopeless, and despair. So the next
time you head for the Hopeless Hangout, think again. Do you really
want to go there? Do you want to wallow in this familiar spot that
hides you for your life? Do want to live your life as a
hopelessness maker or a hopelessness breaker? Life is available to
you now. Give it a chance. I just love Fali
Engineer. He’s brimming with wisdom and always sports a
mischievous little grin. He speaks with a soft voice, but for a
man in his mid-eighties, he’s alive, funny, brilliant and
provocative. I’ve heard him talk about a river needing a support
structure. The ground supports the river. Without banks the water
would just spill out and never reach its destiny. At my request,
Fali wrote this so I could share it with you. |
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