Life Without Limits?
Lots of personal development gurus talk about living, “a life without limits”. And if we’re lucky, many of us, in-between grocery shopping and paying the bills, get as far as thinking who or what we might be if that were so.
But few people ever talk about practical processes for lifting those limits. I happened upon just such a process the other day, whilst talking to a friend. I can’t vouch for whatever worldly success it may or may not give you-at least, not yet. But I can say with some confidence that it’s likely to give you a true feeling of liberation, which is portable, and surely the first step towards any other sort of freedom.
The process
1. Set aside a few minutes (five or so will be ample) during which you can concentrate by yourself and will not be disturbed.
2. Think about an area in you life where you know you’re naturally strong. It could be anything, from cooking to thinking, to being able to attract others into your life.
3. Because of that strength, it’s likely that others, in the past, may have become jealous of you, even if they’re not conscious of it themselves. And this includes your nearest and dearest. Therefore, as a fundamentally nice person, it’s also likely that you have limited your use of that strength (even if it is the basis of your life and career).
4. Conceptualise your strength. Imagine what it would look like if it were an actual part of your soul, spirit, psyche or personality. Perhaps it would be a fluffy cloud, a disc, a web: whatever springs to mind for you is the image you should choose.
5. Inspect the image in your mind. As you do so, think back to the times when you may have held back from unleashing the full force of this gift or strength. As you do so, you’ll see or feel something in relation to the image of your strength that represents it being held back. (In my case, it looked like black clips, but it could be anything for you. Again, just go with whatever feels right).
6. Use your mind to release whatever it is that’s holding the strength back, and be aware of what happens and how you feel as the energy behind your talent expands to fill its rightful space. Only you know where, and even if, it will stop. Let it come to rest wherever and however feels right.
7. As a test, think back to how you feel now about exercising the full extent of your strength or talent in “real life,” and be aware of how you feel.
8. Finally, remember that this is a real exercise with real effects, so please do everything you need to do afterwards to fix or “ground” yourself back in the everyday world. At the very least, drink some water and stamp your feet.
Hope this helps in a practical way to releaase any limits you no longer need. Please do leave any comments you have about how you found it as an experience.
