When Things Feel Hard
/Hey Love,
It’s mid-way through January, the time many of us are struggling to stick with with those New Year’s resolutions or make progress on desired goals. If you’ve already gone off-course, it can be really frustrating and you may be telling yourself (and others) how hard it is to achieve what you want.
PSA: As soon as that story of failure or struggle gets into our minds, it sticks, and starts a cycle of thought repetition and belief. If this sounds familiar and you are tired of feeling like everything is so hard, try this exercise on finding ease. I promise it’s more simple than you think 😉.
Focus on what’s easy. Spend some time making a list of the things in your life that already feel easy. Make sure you include all areas such as work, home, relationships, personal growth, etc. If this in itself feels like a challenge, don’t fret. These are likely things you don’t even realize because they are so effortless, so dig a little if you are coming up empty.
Examine what’s hard. What feels especially hard to you right now? Why specifically are those things feeling so difficult? Is it because you haven’t done them before or had proven success? Are they mostly in a specific area of life or are there other common themes that you can find? What is the story you’ve told yourself (and believe) about what you can and can’t do?
Move your mindset from expecting difficulty to allowing ease. Going back to your Easy List, consider the energy behind those things. Do they feel fun and enjoyable? Do they seem innate or intuitive, like just part of who you are? Were they once a challenge, but you committed to succeeding and now they come easily? Do you truly recognize and appreciate what’s easy or do you only feel something is valuable if it’s a struggle?
Like attracts like, so the more you focus on the idea of things being hard, the more resistance you will create. And conversely, the more you value and call in what’s easy, the easier things will become. I know it's a lot to consider, but changing your mindset on this one idea (what’s easy & what’s hard), can make a world of difference in how you experience so many aspects of your life.
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To it being easy,
Lauren