Moving Through Resistance

Cold Water Hot Coffee

Today, Nate explores moving through resistance. Most of us have a higher version of ourselves, but we are often impatient with ourselves and set unrealistic goals. “What if we could let go of focusing on the result of our change, and instead being on a path of change itself, be its own reward?” He references a book from Dr. Joe Dispenza, which advises having a higher vision of yourself that is so clear and associated with positive emotions, that there is no mental space for resistance.

Resistance starts with feelings, and then the thoughts that we attach to those feelings. When we have thoughts of resistance, we are not beholden to them. Sometimes, he explains, we can make an energetic choice. In making these choices, and being disciplined with them, we build new neural pathways. Being present, as self-help author Cheri Huber explains, can be achieved through simple practices. This is reiterated in the work of Julia Cameron, whose work outlines exercises that help you move into a creative flow state.

Nate shares two personal experiences in which he encountered, and eventually overcame, mental resistance. Most life challenges, he believes, can be boiled down to three choices. One: leave a situation, two: modify the situation, and three: accept the situation. Peace comes from knowing that you have the ability to make the choice. In closing, he explores the idea that death is not to be feared, which is the final lesson of letting go.

Key Topics:

• Introduction (00:12)
• Moving through resistance (01:05)
• The path of change as a reward (02:35)
• Breaking the habit of being yourself (02:59)
• What causes resistance (04:17)
• Making energetic choices (04:58)
• Being present (07:03)
• Moving into the flow state of creative energy (07:59)
• Personal anecdotes (08:26)
• Three approaches to life challenges (21:12)
• Letting go (25:05)

Resources:

• ColdWaterHotCoffee.com
• Break the Habit of Being YourselfDr. Joe Dispenza
• I Don’t Want To, I Don’t Feel Like ItCheri Huber
• The Artist’s Way: A Spiritual Path to Higher Creativity Julia Cameron
• The Tibetan Book of the Deaddocumentary