We will encounter two forces today – the force and the resistance.
The force will support us every time we set about doing things that improve us – getting difficult work done, learning a new skill, improving ourselves, or just becoming better. The resistance, on the other hand, will only support activities that take us to a lower plane. The resistance hates getting work done, learning, and attempting to get better. It would rather have you procrastinate or just watch TV.
The resistance acts just before you get started. That’s when it is at it’s strongest. If you are planning on reading a self-help book, the resistance would say “But YOU don’t need this. this is for those other dorks. You are brilliant the way you are. You don’t need to change… change is bad.”
And then it will use it’s most powerful weapon – rationalization. “It’s good you don’t read this. You are tired today and need to relax a bit. Maybe you’ll get to this tomorrow.”
And of course, tomorrow never arrives as the resistance wards it away till you decide it’s hopeless.
The moment you get into action, however, everything changes. The force begins to take over. You begin to build action-momentum and suddenly you are deep in a state of flow. When you finish your first attempt at creating an exercise routine, you feel good.. really good. When you start your second attempt, the resistance still tries to thwart you but the force is stronger now. Act again and the resistance grows feebler.
Every day, we face a choice. Do we embrace the resistance and stay stagnant and happy in the short term or do we embrace the force and thus embrace painful growth and work for happiness in the long run?
It’s our choice.
PS: May the force be with you! :-)
A Learning a Day 