TWO LIES KEEP YOUR JAIL DOOR LOCKED -
The
jail door has two locks. And both locks are lies.
The first lie is that we're powerless to live our lives fully.
The second lie is that "living for others" justifies our resignation.
Both lies protect us from confronting our fear. Both lies rob us of the opportunity for choosing courage and exercising our creativity.
"I can't leave my abusive husband because I have no work skills." (I'm powerless.)
"I should stay with him for his sake, for the sake of the children, in order to set a good example for others, and for the sacrament of marriage." (I'm doing it for others.)
"I can't move out of my parents' home because I must obey them." (I'm powerless.)
"I should stay with my parents because I don't want to upset them." (I'm doing it for others.)
"I can't get the job I love because it's not out there." (I'm powerless.)
"I should just accept my situation and not expect to have it better than others." (I'm doing it for others.)
"I can't find the partner I want because all the good ones are already taken." (I'm powerless.)
"It would be unfair to go after just any person I want." (I'm doing it for others.)
"I don't have enough free time to enjoy my life because I have too many things to do." (I'm powerless.)
"I can't just cancel out or change my commitments.That would be unfair to others." (I'm doing it for others.)
In what area of your life do you feel stopped or tied up?
Can you identify the two locks that keep you in this jail?
What opportunities for courage and creativity, if taken, might open these locks and set you free?
Courtsey - Sanjeev Agarwal - Brainbow (AMI)The first lie is that we're powerless to live our lives fully.
The second lie is that "living for others" justifies our resignation.
Both lies protect us from confronting our fear. Both lies rob us of the opportunity for choosing courage and exercising our creativity.
"I can't leave my abusive husband because I have no work skills." (I'm powerless.)
"I should stay with him for his sake, for the sake of the children, in order to set a good example for others, and for the sacrament of marriage." (I'm doing it for others.)
"I can't move out of my parents' home because I must obey them." (I'm powerless.)
"I should stay with my parents because I don't want to upset them." (I'm doing it for others.)
"I can't get the job I love because it's not out there." (I'm powerless.)
"I should just accept my situation and not expect to have it better than others." (I'm doing it for others.)
"I can't find the partner I want because all the good ones are already taken." (I'm powerless.)
"It would be unfair to go after just any person I want." (I'm doing it for others.)
"I don't have enough free time to enjoy my life because I have too many things to do." (I'm powerless.)
"I can't just cancel out or change my commitments.That would be unfair to others." (I'm doing it for others.)
In what area of your life do you feel stopped or tied up?
Can you identify the two locks that keep you in this jail?
What opportunities for courage and creativity, if taken, might open these locks and set you free?
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