When I was in my early twenties I chose the 'easy' road - and boy, did I regret it!
I was overseas and in a toxic living arrangement. I knew I had to move.
So I started to search for other accommodation and I found tiny ratholes and dilapidated closets on offer for the amount I could afford.
The options were REALLY bad.
I faced a choice: Stay in the unhealthy known situation or step into an uncomfortable unknown.
Guess what I chose?
I stayed.
Those ratholes were too daunting.
I stopped looking for something better and I stayed.
And when it became more and more uncomfortable I felt trapped and helpless.
And when it eventually ended with tears and anger I felt disappointed and gross about myself.
But not surprised.
Because I knew.
I knew I had compromised my truth by staying.
I knew I had avoided what looked like the hard road.
And unwittingly, by avoiding it, I chose the hardest road.
I've NEVER done that again.
I learned my lesson.
The thing you are scared to do because it's new and unknown might LOOK like the hard road, but if you KNOW it's the next right step for you, NOT stepping forward into it will lead to a MUCH harder road.
We always have choice.
Last week my friend said to me, "This year seems to be a 'zero-tolerance zone' for anything that is not serving us. It's like we now have to let go of any old situations that we've been staying in just because we're scared. Choices we've been delaying, situations we've been tolerating, relationships in which we've been compromising our truth... These are no longer options."
Is there somewhere you are compromising your truth right now in your life?
How is that working for you?
Where will it lead you to in the long run and are you ok with that?
If you loved yourself, what would you let yourself see about your life now?
