i'm pushing the status quo!
DailyOM
March 27, 2008
Life As We Know It
The Status Quo
When our lives are going well, and sometimes even when they aren’t, we
may find ourselves feeling very attached to the status quo of our
existence--life as we know it. It is a very human tendency to resist
change as though it were possible to simply decide not to do it, or
have it in our lives. But change will come and the status quo will go,
sooner or later, with our consent or without it. We may find at the end
of the day that we feel considerably more empowered when we find the
courage to ally ourselves with the universal force of change, rather
than working against it.
Of course, the answer is not to go about changing things at random,
without regard to whether they are working or not. There is a time and
place for stability and the preservation of what has been gained over
time. In fact, the ability to stabilize and preserve what is serving us
is part of what helps us to survive and thrive. The problem comes when
we become more attached to preserving the status quo than to honoring
the universal givens of growth and change. For example, if we allow a
situation we are in to remain stagnant simply because we are
comfortable, it may be time for us to summon up the courage to
challenge the status quo.
This may be painful at times, or surprisingly liberating, and it will
most likely be a little of both. Underneath the discomfort, we will
probably find excitement and energy as we take the risk of unblocking
the natural flow of energy in our lives. It is like dismantling a dam
inside ourselves, because most of the work involves clearing our own
inner obstacles so that the river of our life can flow unobstructed.
Once we remove the obstacles, we can simply go with the flow, trusting
the changes that follow.
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