Willingness as a Blessing

Some books touch, some transform you. My change started with that one. It started when I had asked for a transformation and I was wide open to it. I was ready to jump in and question everything. I didn't know what it meant and how it was going to turn out, but I was ready to jump in nevertheless. One of the best books I’ve ever read is Dr. Joe Dispenza’s Breaking the Habit of Being Yourself. I am so grateful for the day I was stuck at the airport in Oslo for five hours due to a flight delay. I had more than enough time to dive into what my mind had really been up to lately.

𝒯𝒽𝒶𝓃𝓀 𝓎𝑜𝓊 𝒻𝑜𝓇 𝑒𝓋𝑒𝓇𝓎 𝓂𝑜𝓂𝑒𝓃𝓉 – 𝑒𝓋𝑒𝓃 𝓉𝒽𝑜𝓈𝑒 𝓉𝒽𝒶𝓉 𝒶𝓉 𝒻𝒾𝓇𝓈𝓉 𝓈𝑒𝑒𝓂 𝓁𝒾𝓀𝑒 𝒶 𝒽𝒾𝓃𝒹𝓇𝒶𝓃𝒸𝑒. 𝐼’𝓋𝑒 𝒸𝑜𝓂𝑒 𝓉𝑜 𝓊𝓃𝒹𝑒𝓇𝓈𝓉𝒶𝓃𝒹 𝓉𝒽𝒶𝓉 𝒾𝓉’𝓈 𝓂𝓎 𝒿𝑜𝒷 𝓉𝑜 𝓈𝑜𝓁𝓋𝑒 𝓉𝒽𝑒 𝓇𝒾𝒹𝒹𝓁𝑒 𝒶𝓃𝒹 𝒹𝒾𝓈𝒸𝑜𝓋𝑒𝓇 𝒽𝑜𝓌 𝓌𝒽𝒶𝓉’𝓈 𝒽𝒶𝓅𝓅𝑒𝓃𝒾𝓃𝑔 𝒾𝓃 𝓂𝓎 𝓌𝑜𝓇𝓁𝒹 𝒾𝓈 𝒶𝒷𝓈𝑜𝓁𝓊𝓉𝑒𝓁𝓎 𝓅𝑒𝓇𝒻𝑒𝒸𝓉 𝒻𝑜𝓇 𝓂𝑒.

Those five hours changed my life. Truly, they did. Yes, of course, I had read the book twice before and believed I understood it – yet without ever taking the practical steps. That’s what made those five hours so crucial. I had asked for a profound change, and it came in the form of being “stuck” at the airport with my favourite book. It gave me the time to write it all down, to get it out of my system, and to finally put into practice what I had only understood in theory. That day made me both curious and vigilant about everything my mind cooks up – and how it interprets and perceives the life that surrounds me.

𝒯𝒽𝒶𝓃𝓀 𝓎𝑜𝓊 𝒻𝑜𝓇 𝒸𝓇𝑒𝒶𝓉𝒾𝓃𝑔 𝓉𝒽𝑒 𝓈𝓅𝒶𝒸𝑒 – 𝓉𝒽𝑒 𝓅𝑒𝓇𝒻𝑒𝒸𝓉 𝒸𝒶𝓅𝓈𝓊𝓁𝑒 𝒻𝑜𝓇 𝓂𝑒 𝓉𝑜 𝒹𝒾𝓋𝑒 𝒾𝓃𝓉𝑜 𝓂𝓎 𝓈𝓉𝑜𝓇𝓎, 𝓇𝒾𝑔𝒽𝓉 𝑜𝓃 𝓉𝒾𝓂𝑒 𝒶𝓃𝒹 𝒻𝑜𝓇 𝓉𝓇𝓊𝓈𝓉𝒾𝓃𝑔 𝒾𝓃 𝓂𝓎 𝒶𝒷𝒾𝓁𝒾𝓉𝓎 𝓉𝑜 𝓃𝒶𝓋𝒾𝑔𝒶𝓉𝑒 𝓉𝒽𝒾𝓈 𝒽𝓊𝓇𝒹𝓁𝑒.

Without that book, I might never have emptied myself out. I’d probably still be carrying doubt, still suppressing the pain, still questioning every single thing that ever excited me. I’d probably still be trying to find the courage and peace to create space for my inner artist. That book wasn't the complete solution, but it was the start, my key. It was my doorway to building sincerity in my relationship with myself. It was my doorway to a more creative space and everything I’ve created since – all 10 of my books, my mandala art, and my music.

𝒯𝒽𝒶𝓃𝓀 𝓎𝑜𝓊 𝒻𝑜𝓇 𝒶𝓃𝓈𝓌𝑒𝓇𝒾𝓃𝑔 𝓌𝒽𝑒𝓃 𝐼 𝒶𝓈𝓀𝑒𝒹 𝒻𝑜𝓇 𝒽𝑒𝓁𝓅 𝓌𝒾𝓉𝒽 𝑒𝓂𝓅𝓉𝓎𝒾𝓃𝑔 𝑜𝓊𝓉 𝒾𝓃 𝑜𝓇𝒹𝑒𝓇 𝓉𝑜 𝒸𝓇𝑒𝒶𝓉𝑒 𝓈𝓅𝒶𝒸𝑒 𝒻𝑜𝓇 𝓉𝒽𝑒 𝒶𝓇𝓉𝒾𝓈𝓉 𝒾𝓃 𝓂𝑒.

I cannot ever thank enough that book for coming into my life, but I’ll try anyway – and that’s why I share. I share with those who, like me, are searching and wondering. I share to encourage the curious and the brave – those bold enough to look within. I share your joy, and I salute you in awe.

If it rains, it only rains to make your garden thrive. Instead of cursing the rain, instead of feeling like a victim of life hardships, dare are to ask for more rain. Dare to ask it to pour. Dare to explore. Dare to be curious. Dare to look within – and welcome everything you encounter on that journey. Because when you squeeze an orange, it is the juice from the orange that comes out, so when life squeezes you, it only squeezes out whatever is within you. B e ready to release it and befriend with it. Be ready to let it go. 

 

As an extra “yay!” I’d love to share another free workbook with you: 22 Lists That Increase Your Self-Awareness. Writing lists has been one of the most rewarding parts of my journey. It opened up spaces within me I didn’t know were there – spaces that became accessible through self-acceptance and curiosity. Download it if you feel called to. Let it help you discover the emotions and beliefs you’re made of.

22 Lists That Increase Your Self-Awareness (free workbook) by Hele Flora

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May peace be with you

♡  Hele