Monday’s Inspirational Reads – Chapter Five
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My love for this book only continues with chapter 5 this week. This has been one of the most amazing and empowering books that I’ve read in a long time, and I know that I’m not the only one who feels this way!
Sabotaging ourselves, not really a new concept, but one that is so good to learn about more deeply. Join in on the discussion at the bottom of this post!
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So often we are our own worst enemy, aren’t we? There is often no one who expects more of us than we do, and there is often no one who is more disappointed when we fail than ourselves.
I love how the author reminds us early on that our minds and bodies don’t like change – they even resist change – which is what makes change so hard. So often I expect change to be easy. I assume that since I make up my mind to do something a certain way or to make a change that I can mind over matter it into making it happen. While this is the case at times, more often change does not happen in the way or in the time frame that I think it should.
I think it was the section on emotionally sabotaging myself that spoke the loudest to me.
I love this truth from page 94: “We can’t live to meet each other’s expectations. If we do so, we’re destined for exhaustion and burnout. And we will find an outlet to soothe our hurts – whether that’s too much alcohol, food, escaping into television, or something else.”
The section of feeling guilty was also an eye-opener for me.
I love, love, love how she says that we carry guilt as a replacement for making sacrifices in the days of old. I find it so true that I carry the burden of guilt around with me until I feel I have paid the price for long enough to offset the wrong that I did. I never really realized that I did this, but wow, do I do this ALL THE TIME!
Of course this in an energy drain. And she is also right in saying that no matter what we do to overcome our initial wrong, guilt reminds us that we messed up at one point.
The interesting thing here is that who is the only one who can make us feel guilty? We are.
The people around us can do and say things that make us feel one way or another, but really, guilt is something that we have to heap on ourselves. Others can try to manipulate us into feeling guilty and making changes based on that, but guilt almost always starts with us!
What about you? What spoke to you in this chapter?!
Do you want to join us for Monday’s Inspirational Reads? You can. There will be posts labeled as Monday’s Inspirational Reads here every Thursday. Feel free to grab a book and reflect with us! Here’s the book we’re reading!
You’re Going to Be Okay: Encouraging Truth Your Heart Needs to Hear, Especially on the Hard Days
