Having sex is (usually) fun đđ
âŚwhile giving birth is messy, painful and uncomfortable (even if you eventually wind up telling people that itâs âthe best thing that ever happened to youâ).
Most (all?) things are like this.
For example, take Spanish.
Signing up to a Spanish course or getting a lesson or watching a random YouTube video is like having sex. Itâs the easy part. The fun part. The pleasurable part.
But sticking with it long-term, months or years after the novelty has worn off (until youâre actually fluent), thatâs more like giving birth.
Think about itâŚ
Youâre giving birth to a new ability (Spanish fluency).
Same for musical instruments and singing.
Picking up a guitar or sitting down at the piano for the first time is like having sex đ¸
âŚwhile practicing consistently for 10 years is like giving birth. Itâs messy, painful and uncomfortable, just like giving birth.
See what I mean?
Everythingâs like this.
Even Rageheart and nervous system healing.
Signing up to The Daily Growl (this email newsletter) or The Rageheart Academy is like having sex. Itâs fun, exciting and even pleasurable.
But sticking with it long after the novelty has worn off is much more like giving birth. It might feel boring, pointless and as if nothing is happening… but if you stick with it, you’ll give birth to an entirely new way of being. A new you. An upgraded you.â
I LOVE this mindset because it reminds me that itâs ok for things to be messy, painful and uncomfortable. In fact, it’s par for the course.
Giving birth to a new child is messy, painful and uncomfortable and yet how many people say that itâs the best thing that ever happened to them?
If giving birth is like that – horrendously painful and yet simultaneously the BEST thing that ever happens to you – then why canât learning Spanish, the guitar or how to regulate your nervous system and unleash the beast inside you be the same way?
Or put another wayâŚ
Breakdown to breakthrough đŞ
Cheers,
John Wood
P.S. Know anyone who needs to be reminded that itâs ok for things to be messy, uncomfortable and painful?
And that despite the pain, whatever theyâre going through could be the BEST thing that ever happened to them?
Refer them to The Daily Growl (this email newsletter) and give them better tools and perspectives for unlocking the potential thatâs inside them (using the power of the nervous system approach to healing).
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