Growth from Discontent ... Shared from Intuition

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How are you doing?

On this sunny beautiful day in Cape Town

This morning I have found myself pondering

on some reflective thoughts...

 

Of living in the lessons of the moment,

being truly open to explore what life has to offer.

Is a gift we owe ourselves.

To seek out and explore this creative process.

To make a life that we envision for ourselves

Not built on bricks and mortar..

For in truth they are needed, but make for a poor foundation.

But a inner life of love, sharing and compassion..

And not when all else fails settling for second best.

Settling for what is expected of us.

Finding security in fear and what has gone before us.

But as souls, being unique individuals that live out our lives here.

Cradled on our earthly home.

Where mother nature has provided well.

All the lessons we need to grow

and mature in wisdom.

For all we need to do is look around and be in the present.

 

May you have a wonderful day

In thoughts and Love

Iain

 

 

Growth from Discontent ... Life's way of giving you a little push.

By: Edward B. Toupin

 

That strange, gut-wrenching feeling you have is not the sushi you had for

lunch. It's your soul trying to give you a nudge to do something. A word for

that feeling is " discontent. " Discontent is a state of not being satisfied

or fulfilled in your current situation.

 

Of course, this same feeling can apply to a hundred different situations,

from a work-related issue to a personal issue at home. But, the resulting

meaning is still the same: " make a change. " Some people listen to that

feeling and change their life in such a way as to eliminate that feeling.

However, some people that fall into discontent, but tend to remain in that

situation as they find it a place of " same-ness " and " safety. "

 

--- Souler Greenhouse ---

Discontent is actually a " souler greenhouse " of change. It is the first

warnings you receive that things are not what they should be and that a

change is required to correct the situation. Discontent comes when there is

juxtaposition between needs and desires. Usually, you're pursuing a need,

achieve it, and then continue to pursue the ideals of the same need. This

occurs because you don't know what to do once you reach the objective.

However, once you achieve a need, you need to move on to the next pursuit.

 

Many people find that discontent for a given situation is acceptable. For

instance, discontent with your work might feel acceptable because you have

to make money and care for your family. In this way, you learn to overcome

the discontent by accepting the obligations. However, while this may work,

it is not necessarily the route to take. Indeed, you might need the job, but

this feeling is calling for an evaluation as some aspect of the situation

needs attention.

 

Discontent can provide you with either a reason to stay right where you are

or a fertile environment from which to move forward. While it does provide a

way for the Universe to bring attention to a situation, we sometimes become

so accustomed to the feeling that it becomes part of our life. In such a

case, if we adapt and the discontented feeling is resolved, we will miss it.

 

--- Growth ---

Growth from discontent is an amazing change. Again, comparing to the

greenhouse, it can either smother you, or help you grow. However, change

from discontent is something that you have to execute consciously, because

discontent can also provide you with a safety zone. By accepting discontent

in one part of your life, it can spread into other areas of your life. You

can become satisfied with the feeling because it becomes familiar. However,

you end up working on parts of your life in hopes of resolving the feeling

when you find that, once that part of your life has changed, you still feel

the same.

 

Growth occurs because you feel a push, or pull, to move in a direction. The

objective is to obtain a balance such that the discontent disappears. Once

you achieve the necessary change, you will be able to leave the discontented

feelings behind you. Focus on the situation that makes you feel the

discontent, not on other issues that may, or may not, make you feel better.

The contented feeling from " doing busy work " or fixing something that isn't

broken is fleeting, unless you tackle the core issue.

 

The growth comes in once you embrace the change. When you move from an area

of the familiar, you must learn something new or different to adapt to the

unfamiliar. However, in this transition, you are putting your life back in

balance and moving forward, which eliminates those feelings of discontent.

 

--- What's next? ---

Don't let discontent drag you down! Listen to your gut! It will always tell

you when change is necessary. It might be a simple gnawing feeling or a

twisted knot. In either case, be honest with yourself and trust that

feeling. Discontent is the universe's way of telling you that a change is

necessary within yourself to resolve the situation. It is there to warn you

of situations and guide you when things need to change.

 

To make the change, you have to know where you are and where you want to be

in the near future. However, the one thing to keep in mind is that you want

to achieve some type of balance to counter the discontent. Remember that

discontent is caused from an imbalance in one or more parts of your life.

Ask yourself, and focus on, what it is that is causing you the most concern.

Once you are able to determine the issue, only then can you set out on a

goal that satisfies the feeling. Such an approach will not only restore

balance, but it will also allow you to move forward to a more fulfilling

life.

 

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