Matt B. Perkins

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Unblock the River-Flow

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I will start this brief post by pointing to this little tidbit I saw last month on Twitter:

And if there’s a Twitter glitch or some other error preventing you from seeing that at the moment, here it is in screenshot form:

I’ll write this out this time just so it’s had time to bake into your mind:

When you do things from your soul, you feel a river moving in you, a joy.

~ Rumi

Okay. Still with me? Good. (NOTE: I’m seeing different variations of this quote out there but they look to be all consistent in meaning, for what it’s worth.)

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The Resistance is Strong With This One

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…and by “this one” I of course mean me.

Seriously.

The last few months have been nothing short of a constant battle (a mostly losing battle, it’s felt like) against that inner hell-demon many, most notably Steven Pressfield, refer to as Resistance. I tend to refer to it more specifically as self-resistance, but ultimately the name is irrelevant. Whatever you call it, the force is ever-present and opposing any kind of creative or soul-driven effort we try to make.

Why? Because it hates change and it wants us to hate change so we can coast along and stay cozy-comfortable without attempting anything that could allow ourselves and our souls to grow.

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The Setting of the Uncomfortable

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I’ll admit much of what I’ve written this week (early rising and not being consistent, oh my) may seem negative in nature. It’s actually not. It would be if I were to just write about it and not doing anything about my own roadblocks that I create for myself. But that’s not my plan here.

My plan is to push through all of that crap.

And, oh boy, is that crap uncomfortable. You better believe it.

Growth is uncomfortable.

Birth is uncomfortable.

Uncertainty is uncomfortable.

This is why so many don’t respond to the deep-down hum that thrums and vibrates at the core of every human. This is that vibrating force that tell us, “YES! THAT IS IT!” when you experience something so true to your nature that it is what calls to you and what is your purpose. This is your soul speaking, the ever-existent consciousness of you. 

But there is no shortcut. No quick ride. This is a train across the landscape of the mind; no shuttles or flights available. That train has many stops, and you need to get off at every goddamn one of them, experience the landscape, smell it, bask in its snow and its dire heat and hate it to love it. Then you hop back on that train, which — ha ha ha! — you’re actually driving, and continue on. 

Photo: Upsplash via Pixabay.

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The Reality of Non-Consistency

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I have seen, I have read, I have heard about the incredible value of consistency. 

The success it brings.

The hard-work ethic and its results.

It’s all true. And you know how I know?

I’ve been incredibly inconsistent at times (many times, in fact). And this has resulted in me remaining stagnant, as opposed to reaching what I want to most.

And what is that, you ask? Let me clarify.

Photo: skeeze  via Pixabay

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The Early Rise and the Pain Therein

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There is a point in the morning when the haze of sleep wears off and I am beyond groggy and realize that I had for some reason set my alarm the night before for 4:20 a.m.

When that time arrives, my mind has no idea what the hell is happening, who actually thought it was a good idea for me to get up at that time, and I inevitably head back under the covers for the false hope of sleep.

I’ve written about snoozing a lot lately, because it’s been a massive challenge for me to overcome as of late. It’s a consistent, never-ending battle, getting up at the ideal time (which for some reason is inching back earlier and earlier in the day — current “ideal” time is 4 a.m. on the hour).

Photo: AndreBeukes via Pixabay

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