So, let us imagine that you have been wrongly imprisoned. One day, a different warden comes to the door. An old familiar face. They make the invitation you have dreamed of. 'Follow me, let's get you out of here.' What are you going to say? 'No, sorry, I can't do that, I've made a commitment to stay .
In fairness, this would be a better analogy if there really were someone at your door, offering to take you somewhere. You've got to set yourself free this week, but the chance is still real if you will only allow here.'yourself to take it. Free self from self-imprisonment of thoughts view beauty inside and outside. Actually we are prisoner of our own thoughts which are hard to break.
How much excitement do you want? How many intense emotional experiences do you feel you need? Do you have to get caught up in some great drama? Must you deal with problem after problem? Sorry to ask all these questions, but then questions themselves can be so very destabilising. As soon as we start to ask them, we begin to chip away at whatever is making us feel most stable and secure. You can't just ignore an unsatisfactory situation, but nor do you have to give it your full attention right now Imagine if one day we all wake up to find we are living in an ideal world. A new dawn, a new deal, a new Jerusalem (let's hope it's more peaceful than the old one). Will anything really be different? Well, it will be for you because, whilst your situation remains far from ideal, you are at the start of a big turning point in your emotional journey. You may have your doubts and reservations but you can put some faith in what's changing. It's not the start of a new and ide...
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