The Journey to Self-Knowledge

[Time2Surrender]

"The achievement of your goal is assured the moment you commit
yourself to it." -- Mack R. Douglas

As you've most likely discovered, the path to self-knowledge is
not usually easy or comfortable. The journey IN to peel away our
defences requires that we become aware of our pain and our fears
and begin to challenge the beliefs we've hung on to all our
lives. And the journey OUT to more authentically express who we
are demands that we move out of our comfort zones, to chart new
frontiers for ourselves. Both journeys require commitment from
us, a resolve to evolve.

The changes that occur when we journey in or out shake up our
status quo. Threatened, our ego will raise all kinds of
resistance, both obvious and subtle. Please don't beat yourself
up when you find yourself balking at new directions. Have
compassion for your insecure ego. Acknowledge and feel its fears.
Then firmly hold to your commitment to experience more of
yourself. Imagine and sense greater possibilities for yourself
and let those sensations sit with your insecurities. Higher
energies always have more power and they will transform the
fears, if we just allow them to be together without resistance
and judgment.

"If you want to take your mission in life to the next level, if
you're stuck and you don't know how to rise, don't look outside
yourself. Look inside. Don't let your fears keep you mired in the
crowd. Abolish your fears and raise your commitment level to the
point of no return, and I guarantee you that the Champion Within
will burst forth to propel you toward victory." -- Bruce Jenner