The great illusion is that you think you have to do without in order to have what you want and so you keep your bullshit story.
You think you need to lose out if you want to reach for something that serves you.
You believe that if you stay in your lane, don’t ruffle feathers, don’t ask too much of the world and ignore your inner calling, that you will be rewarded for your obedience.
And so you keep telling yourself the same old same old in an effort to distract yourself from the fact that you don’t have what you want and that your life looks a helluva lot different than you hoped it would.
You know the story you repeat where you can’t have everything you want?
The one where you’ve gotta work your ass off everyday so that when you’re old and incapable of doing many of the things you want to be doing now, you can stop working and “retire” from a life you didn’t want to be living while you were living it.
The excuse you make for working at a job that is killing you. A job that does nothing for your soul and everything to keep you compliant.
But why would anyone do that? You might ask.
Because somewhere along the line people shove down our throats that it is safer to follow someone else than it is to follow our intuition.
That somehow “they” know what they are doing far better than you and that by listening to yourself you will be led astray.
You become convinced that somehow someone else knows better than you what fuels YOUR desires, what talents YOU have, what infinite ways YOU have to serve, how deep YOUR passion runs and that the world is rigged in YOUR favour.
But still you shrink and settle and stay small and let fear consume you because you believe them. Because you don’t want to ruffle feathers or step out of place or take up too much space.
That wouldn’t be very obedient now would it?
The crutches you lean on restrict your freedoms and make sure you never get too carried away fighting for your dreams.
You eat up the farce that making money is hard, being fulfilled is a pipe dream and that romance is dead.
The limitations you place on your happiness, your success, your worthiness – all because you believe that it is only possible for “them” to achieve their dreams and not you.
Why not you?
Why can’t you create something that fulfills you? Or work with a company that aligns with your vision of happiness and success?
Why is it so hard to believe that you are incredible and talented and that someone could fall madly in love with you?
When did you stop believe in your magnificence?
Why do you volunteer for grueling when you could opt for ease and alignment?
When did you start buying into the lie that you are hard to love, that you aren’t worth it and that everything you have ever wanted is beyond your reach?
How can you be convinced that it’s all lies and that the only thing you need to give up in order to have what you want is this bullshit story you keep repeating?
Better yet, how can you convince yourself?
Because, the truth is, you don’t need another person to set you free from the chains you hold keys for.
