Removing Your Inner Thorn

This article is a continuation of my thoughts on Micheal Singer's, "The Untethered Soul". You can find the first article regarding opening the heart right here: http://wp.me/pJNw6-6n. As I continue to read this powerfully moving book, its POW effect does not diminish, but rather goes into more detail unveiling what I find so many of us are seeking, none of which has anything to do with what is outside of us. This week I am reflecting on the Chapter 9, Removing Your Inner Thorn.

"In order to grow, you must give up the struggle to remain the same, and learn to embrace change at all times."

Real transformation takes place when we embrace instead of hiding, protecting, or covering up that which feels uncomfortable. He refers to these feelings as our "Inner Thorns" We all have them. Instead of feeling the brief pain we might feel, however intense, of removing the thorn, we sometimes choose not to remove it, and instead, keep it there, trying to avoid allowing anything to brush against it or touch it in any way, making daily life very difficult.

"The Thorn is a Constant Source of Disturbance"

We have 2 choices:

1. The first choice is to make a decision to keep the thorn and make sure nothing touches it as the pain is too much to bear.

2. Make a decision that the thorn itself is too much to bear and take it out.

What you choose will affect the rest of your life. Of course I say this knowing full well I have my own thorns that need removing and am still trying to make everything in my life safe and comfortable so nothing will rub against it. Don't get me wrong, I have definitely come a long way and I continue to grow, but there are still these uncomfortable moments I try to avoid. These cover-ups come in the form of control, including but not limited to my weight, my food intake, keeping the house clean and prefect, the lawn, the people I talk with, who my son gets to play with, , my eyebrows or lack thereof, right down to the depth of intimacy I share with my own husband. You all know what I mean. We've all been there in some form or another. Control, Control, Control! All in an attempt to keep ourselves from disturbing the thorn. There is no freedom in that.

"It Turns Out That the Life of Protecting Yourself From Your Problem Becomes A Perfect Reflection of the Problem Itself"

I haven't actually solved anything and neither have you. Because we have tried so hard to control everything in hopes of protecting ourselves, the table, it seems, has turned, and the thorn is controlling us, running our lives. Minimizing the problem is not solving the problem. And so, if we want to be free, we must remove the thorn. And we can. It is possible. We can free ourselves. Our inner thorns are simply blocked energies from the past. They can be released.

"You Can Look Deep Within Yourself, to the Core of Your Being, and Decide That You Don't Want to be the Weakest Part of You Running Your Life. If You Sit Within the Self, You Will Experience the Strength of Your Inner Being Even When Your Heart Feels Weak. Once You Learn That It's Okay to Feel Inner Disturbances, and That They No Longer Disturb Your Seat of Consciousness, You Will Be Free."