95: The War of Art: Resistance - Defining the Enemy

This is the first of three episodes about The War of Art: Break through the blocks and win your inner creative battles, a book by Steven Pressfield. The author has divided it into three books that I will be using as guides for three episodes: 

1. Resistance: Defining the Enemy
2. Combatting Resistance: Turning Pro
3. Beyond Resistance: The Higher Realm

In Book One, the concept of resistance is introduced as an agent of self sabotage that lives within us. It points us in the direction of our calling. The resistance is proportionate to how important something is on our path. One of my biggest fears is not fulfilling what I am meant to in this lifetime, what Pressfield refers to as the "unlived life."  

We can choose at any point to change direction and take the first step. Often, getting started is what holds us back! The more we defer to resistance, the more likely we are to find ourselves distracted and indulging in unhealthy behaviour to avoid acknowledging our calling. People who feel unsafe with the freedom of pursuing their creative endeavors sometimes turn to more controlling ideologies like fundamentalism. There is a middle ground where we can co-create with the divine for the benefit of the collective.

I appreciated the part of the book where he spoke about how productive practices like healing and taking workshops can sometimes delay our calling. We need to ask ourselves if these things are moving us forward or keeping us stagnant. 

The final point is that each of us is here because of birth. It seems impossible, and yet here we are!

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