A conversation with Abraham about commitment –
“What we want you to be committed to is a smooth energy flow. Committed to ease and flow, not to struggle. Committed to synching up with who you are, not tug of wars. If you want a rather simple way to explain the big picture in a few words here it is:
Choose something and feel good about it and do it.”
I love how Abraham always soothes.
Where we want to commit and be determined and strong they encourage us to choose what feels good, relax, and allow.
It may sound like laziness and avoidance, but does it really feel good to avoid responsibilities and do nothing endlessly? Perhaps temporarily it can, but long term it doesn’t.
It seems to me that most of us have a very low opinion of ourselves. We then use things like commitments and determination to make ourselves do “the right thing” when the reality is that when you take the pressure off and allow people to choose, although they sometimes choose the lazy thing, they more often choose to do exactly “the right thing.”
I’ve seen this in my own life when I’ve felt pressured to do something. I always feel such huge resistance and I find it very hard to think clearly and line my energy up with the idea but as soon as the pressure is removed, I can think clearly again, and as often as not I find myself happily participating.
The problem is that we don’t want to disappoint others, but we have to try and let go of that and only consider what we want. Again, this is where we don’t trust ourselves. We think that if we consider only what we want, we will be selfish and unkind to others. But that is not true. When we are tuned to our highest selves we are naturally kind and our actions reflect that kindness. It doesn’t mean we will always do what others want, but it means that we will be more likely to do what is best for both us and them.
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