A few days ago, an incredibly inspiring friend of mine urged me to go pick up the book "The war of art." by Steven Pressfield insisting that it would change my life. So me being the type of person who feels about the idea of potential growth and change in the same way a cat feels about cat nip (side note: Im pretty sure that I was a cat in my last life but I'll get to that later) I made my way to chapters to buy it that same day. Was it a coincidence that it was one of the first books I laid eyes on at the front of the store? I think NOT.
It also probably wasn't a coincidence that a couple of hours later, I "conveniently" forgot it at work and didn't have time to go back to get it before I left for a weekend camping trip.Oops
When I finally had it back in my hands I was humored to find that the entire first half of the book was all about resistance. It only took reading a few pages for me to realize that I may just be one of the most resistant people I know ...to the point where I feel like Steven Pressfield owes me a credit in his book.
Its funny because, how many of us say that we want something "SO BAD," "we'd do anything to change," "We are going to start doing yoga every single day (my two week unlimited pass is up and I cant afford it right now so BACK OFF!) etc etc. yep , we say a lot of things. I know I do. The thing is, I really do mean it when I say it but resistance and fear often take control. waa waa waa....
Now I don't want to devalue my accomplishments over the last 26 years and I'm not saying I don't work hard but its exciting to think of what my accomplishments WOULD and COULD be if I stopped resisting so much and focused that energy into my creative work..
Although many of us know in our hearts that it's worth the risk, way too many of us let fear, procrastination and so many other excuses stand in the way of the things that could make our lives extraordinary. I'm going to go ahead and guess that Meryl Streep doesn't procrastinate, self sabotage and make excuses for herself too often. She's got bigger fish to fry!
So on that note I'm going to go crawl into bed and continue reading "The War of Art"....after I check facebook of course. Let's be honest.
