Blockages & Barriers To Action

Hello,

And welcome to the session,

I invite you to take a seat,

Or lay down,

And get yourself nice and comfortable,

Close down the eyes if you wish,

And take three deep and slow breaths in through your nose,

And out through your mouth,

We're going to slowly and gently relax the body,

And open up our mind to contemplation,

And wisdom,

So as you're taking some slow and deep breaths,

In through the nose,

And out through your mouth,

We're just going to progressively squeeze and release the muscles of our body,

Nice and gently,

And if you notice any pain or discomfort,

Move on from that muscle group,

Our goal is to squeeze,

And then hold,

And then release,

The idea being,

Is that tension,

And release,

Will place that muscle group,

And thus the entirety of our body,

Into a more relaxed,

Open,

And attuned state,

Let's take another slow,

Deep breath,

In through your nose,

And out through your mouth,

Just gently,

Squeeze,

And release,

The muscles of your neck,

And your head,

And now your face,

Unclench your jaw,

And drop your shoulders,

And just squeeze,

And release,

Any tension away,

From your arms,

And your hands,

And your fingers,

Now down your back,

Starting with your upper back,

Squeeze,

And release,

Your mid-back,

And now your lower back,

Moving down to your buttocks,

To the back of your legs,

Into your calves,

And into your feet,

And now bring your attention to your chest,

Just tense,

And gently release,

Now your belly,

And your groin,

And the top of your legs,

Take another deep,

Slow breath,

In through your nose,

And out through your mouth,

And attempt to gently squeeze,

Every muscle,

In your body,

At once,

Squeeze,

And release,

Squeeze,

And release,

Each time you release,

You're falling deeper,

Into a state of total body relaxation,

Now I want you to draw your attention,

To your mind,

Kind of set the intention,

To open,

To welcome in wisdom,

To invite guidance,

From the universe,

From our intuition,

From the muse,

From God,

From our ancestors,

From whatever place that we draw our strength from,

And open up our minds,

To that space,

And allow the question,

In,

Because in a moment,

I'm going to ask you a question,

Two times,

We're just going to sit with that question,

For one minute,

Being fully open,

And pliable,

And flexible,

And just allowing our mind,

To run with whatever possibilities,

It comes up with,

No judgments,

No filters,

Just a gentle exploration,

For the process,

What are you waiting for,

What are you waiting for,

So this idea of,

Waiting for something,

What am I waiting for,

I immediately think,

Divine inspiration,

It's like I'm waiting for something,

To call to me,

To speak to me,

To suggest to me,

This,

You know,

Miraculous event,

And part of me knows,

Most of me knows,

That that can never happen,

In the sense that,

You know,

A voice,

The stereotypical voice from heaven,

Isn't going to open up,

And be like,

You should do this thing,

Or now is the time,

Because that never happens,

Well that's a rare event,

If it does,

Right,

Divine inspiration is far more subtle,

It's in the moment,

It's in the breath,

It's in the clouds,

It's in the moon,

It's in the feeling of the Sun,

Or the smile on someone's face,

It's subtle,

It's an intuition,

Right,

The reality is,

Is,

The lights are never always green,

You know,

You're driving,

There will be times you have to stop,

And start,

There are always roadblocks in the way,

There are always things that you need to do,

There are always places you need to get to,

And things that are blocking you,

One thing I've started to realize,

With,

You know,

All professionals,

Elite performers,

Artists,

Athletes,

Business people,

Top performers in every field,

It's easy to look at their success,

And just see where they're at now,

And not realize that they too,

Had struggles to face,

Now yes,

Some people had it more easy than others,

But everyone faced blocks,

Anyone that is at the top of their game,

Has faced barriers,

And they've moved and pushed through,

This isn't applicable to just people at the top of their game either,

Everyone that has lived,

Every single person on this earth,

Faces different barriers,

Whilst some will face more than others,

And that's not fair,

Nonetheless we all face different barriers,

And those barriers do need to be overcome and worked through,

I know when I consider my life,

There have been plenty of barriers that I've had to take action for,

And just do things regardless,

There's always a reason not to,

But if we go back to that example of the top performers,

They always had a reason not to,

And yet they managed to find a way,

They found a way to persist,

To keep going,

To adapt,

To take steps despite there being barriers in the way,

What am I waiting for,

It feels like I'm waiting for a part of myself,

To be okay with going,

To be okay with taking an action,

To be okay with trying,

Because what would it mean if I was successful,

What would it mean if I tried something and it worked,

And I got the accolades,

And the attention,

And the money,

And the freedom,

What would it mean,

What would it mean if I tried and I failed,

Could I live with that,

Could I live with the ego cut,

Could I live with the shame that might come,

Am I ready to risk it,

What am I waiting for,

I'm waiting to give myself permission,

Sometimes I really wish that I had a solid conviction,

Like a religious zealotry,

Or an indoctrination to a cause,

That would tell me this is how you do things,

This is what you should do,

This is what you're aiming for,

This is how you know,

Part of me,

Small part of me envies those people,

It envies them because there's a certainty that comes with conviction,

That someone like myself doesn't quite have,

And perhaps maybe someone like you,

Someone who's curious enough to consider and contemplate and question things may not have as well,

You know we're open,

We're searching,

We're seeking,

And this idea of what I'm waiting for,

It's like I'm waiting for,

Well,

Divine inspiration,

An external source higher above myself,

The proverbial father or mother figure to tell me this is what you should do son,

This is the actions you should take,

This is how to be successful,

And this is what success even means,

Part of me wonders that,

But then the other part of me knows that's not reasonable,

And even more scared part of me knows that I have to be the one to make those decisions myself,

I have to be the one that decides,

So perhaps what I'm waiting for is the strength and the courage to decide,

But what will cause that strength and courage to come,

My guess is that I have to decide and then let that strength and courage grow as I grow into that space,

Maybe I need to decide now and act,

Before I'm 100% ready,

That's a terrifying thought,

But it feels right,

It feels like I need to act before I'm 100% ready,

So what am I waiting for,

Nothing that will come,

If I recognize that I'm waiting for something that will never happen,

It means that I need to take action now,

Because there's nothing that I'm waiting for,

Now is the only time,

Now is the time that matters,

So I ask you,

What are you waiting for,

What are you waiting for,

Well done,

That brings us to the end of the session,

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To read the answers from other students,

And to hear my replies,

Remember to start your session with the question,

What are you waiting for,

Or session two,

So that we all know which one you're referring to,

This is an opportunity for deep learning,

Further introspection and insight,

So please don't miss out,

I look forward to seeing you in the next session,

Thank you.

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