On Intentional Change
And how to do it.
“We may go down into ourselves with a flashlight… not to excise it as some alien growth, but rather to discover the holy spark within it.” - Lawrence Kushner
“‘It’ is something we are noticing that [we are] not being present to, something that is creating stuck emotion for [us]. (Co-Active Training Institute)
This is the invitation of the autumnal curve of the year: a journey inwards, and down, to seek out what will sustain us through the winter months.
And how do we change?
By becoming aware.
And how do we become aware?
Let’s return to the two quotes.
First, we turn our attention inward, with an honest and gentle curiosity. We identify the places where we get stuck, the patterns we repeat, and the stories we continue to tell ourselves about ourselves.
The second reminds us that our stuck places are home to unexplored emotion. Exploring those emotions as they exist within us, in this exact moment, opens up a new range of possibility. Being with our hard…
