Are You Tolerating or Creating?

Last week I invited you to explore the idea of learning to stand in your power. I asked you to observe where you're keeping up the illusion of being somebody else to suit the outside world. The goal is to value ourselves from an authentic place, restoring energy needlessly wasted on striving to create a facade for others. 

We tend to give away our power in many areas of our life - in our jobs, in our marriages, in our friendships. It's in these same areas (and more!) that we often find ourselves tolerating less than ideal circumstances.

For years I found myself tied to a job where I tolerated harsh words from my clients' staff, sexist remarks from clients themselves, and morally questionable directives from my employer. The money was good and I enjoyed my co-workers, so I chose to see the bright side and kept trudging along. Instead of attempting to resolve those energy drains, the parts of the job that I was tolerating, I stuffed them down. I avoided facing them and the emotional damage they were slowly inflicting upon me. These emotional wounds eventually appeared in the form of physical wounds. My body and health began to suffer. 

Fortunately, I had my first child before my health challenges really got out of hand. I was able to stay home with him and my next son for several years and create a life that brought me much peace. My physical symptoms didn't get any worse. The whispers of dis-ease were still simply whispers that I could ignore for a little while longer…

We tolerate what is given to us. What situations, behaviors, unmet needs, lowered standards, and so on do you put up with that drain energy and divert focus from your true purpose? This could be in your physical environment (the broken ice maker), your work environment (struggles with your boss), your relationships (communication isn't working), or perhaps your relationship to money (not enough).

The choice is yours. It's up to you. Life is so much more enjoyable when you choose to tolerate only that which allows you to BE or DO or SHARE or GIVE from your truest self. It's from this place of authenticity that you create the life you were meant to live. 

THIS WEEK: What are you tolerating? Simply becoming aware of what you are tolerating will bring these parts of your life into the forefront and you will naturally begin resolving them.

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