change | Alyssa Martin https://www.alyssaom.com Vocal Empowerment Coaching Fri, 31 May 2024 13:36:16 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://i0.wp.com/www.alyssaom.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/cropped-Alyssa-profile-pic-circle.png?fit=32%2C32&ssl=1 change | Alyssa Martin https://www.alyssaom.com 32 32 214937806 Suffering is Optional https://www.alyssaom.com/sufferingisoptional/ https://www.alyssaom.com/sufferingisoptional/#comments Tue, 05 Dec 2017 14:35:05 +0000 https://alyssaom.com/?p=610 I used to suffer through my job, my religion AND my relationships. I thought, “This is just the way it is. Life is hard. You have to make sacrifices. You can’t have everything.” I actually thought that by settling for less, I was being noble and humble… and that I would be rewarded with inner […]

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I used to suffer through my job, my religion AND my relationships. I thought, “This is just the way it is. Life is hard. You have to make sacrifices. You can’t have everything.” I actually thought that by settling for less, I was being noble and humble… and that I would be rewarded with inner peace and joy.
 
I have come to know a very different Truth for me, which is that suffering is optional… and that life is supposed to be fun. I’ve learned that my beliefs are what held me back – every time, no exceptions – from the peace and joy that I desperately sought after.
 
When you settle for less than your soul-heart desires, you do so because of the limiting beliefs you inherited from parents, authority figures, society… and these were impressed into your consciousness even further by your own experiences. But remember, Life shows you what you want to see. You know this because I’m sure you’ve had the experience of remembering something different than it happened. Your perspective is everything! And it is changeable!
 
That is the best news… YOU CAN CHANGE YOUR THOUGHTS. Try it now, asap! Decide that you don’t have to suffer through whatever it is that is gnawing at you. Decide that you don’t need to numb yourself from it, but instead, decide that it’s gnawing at you for a reason – that it’s your soul (or deepest self) talking to you, begging you to change your thinking.
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