Change is inevitable, but we often have ambivalent feelings about it. It's so easy get into a comfortable routine that gives us a feeling of safety. To some people that can become so monotonous they long to escape to where the grass is greener, while others are forced by circumstances into accepting change.
My old gentleman has lived in his house for many years and long ago made the changes he and his wife wanted. At present his downstairs toilet and shower room is having a makeover, which his children have decided needs to be replaced, his wife having died last year. I know what they mean, but he sees nothing wrong with his avocado suite, even though the shower has been leaking, resulting in rotten floorboards. He is not a happy bunny, muttering about the mess and the cost.
Maybe resistance to change becomes more evident in old age as we cling to what's familiar. I'm wondering if my body, as it ages, is clinging onto its familiar size and weight out of habit, because it does seem to resist any change. I'm really going to have to persuade my unconscious body-mind to get out of its comfort zone and cooperate with developing a healthier shape and weight to support me in my later years. That's something to tap on anyway.
What do you think?
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2 comments:
Yes, you write well of the age-old dilemma of stabilizing into the new/unknown, while appreciating (and when needed, releasing) the old/well-trodden. As most of us age, the physical capacity to do this can decrease. The life experience begins to crystalize in our bodies and the effects of conditioned habits, behaviors, and routines takes its toll. It's good that EFT builds bridges from the old to the new, making it possible to embrace and welcome change and thereby support movement into uncharted realms.
What about uncomfortable zones? Are we "entitled" to those? -Befuddled.
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