In order to know what we want we have to name what we don’t want. This means looking at our lives and naming the painful things we are experiencing.
We do a very good job of deluding ourselves about how bad things really are in our life. Because of this we steer clear of naming how we want things to change because it requires us to be honest with ourselves which can be difficult.
Today we are going to tap for the fear of having to be honest with ourselves, recognizing how painful things truly are right now.
Naming My Goals Mean I Have To Admit How Bad Things Are Right Now
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It’s good I take time to name my goals…It’s good that I have an idea of where I’m going…It’s good that I want to strive for better and more…But in order for me to name…The things that I want…It means I’m going to have to name…The things that are wrong…The things that aren’t going well…The things that are causing me trouble…And it’s really no fun…To make an honest assessment of where I am…Because where I am…Is a long way from where I want to be…And when I have to see…The things that are far from perfect…It gives me the opportunity…To wallow in what is wrong…To have pointed out very directly…Everything I don’t like about my current circumstance…And how long I have been stuck here…But the only way that I’m going to move forward…The only way that I’m going to move to a new place…Is to be honest with where I am…And to be honest with what I’m experiencing…The pain of things not working out…Is still here even if I’m not focusing on it directly…The pain of how bad things are right now…Is something that is an undercurrent even if I don’t articulate it in this moment…It’s good for me to name what I want…Even when it brings to mind what I don’t like about now…When I tune into how things are now…It can be one more motivation to change…And one more motivation to move forward…I can see how my current circumstance is…Without wallowing in it…Without being stuck in it…And move forward in a simple, effective way…I can see my goals…And see where I’d like to be…And honestly assess where I am…Without being overcome by that reality.
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