Breakthrough: When Development Causes Pressure

Sometimes it is not difficult to simply present the core message of a post but it can be a challenge to start a post to get there. Very often I start in a similar way I did before but then go a different direction – sometimes deliberately and sometimes it just happens. Isn’t it interesting that we start from the same point but end up somewhere else?

We can observe this every day on ourselves. Although our bodies may do the same things daily or go from home to work and from work back home daily the being inside that body makes experiences that lead to a different place of feelings or of awareness every single day. Things accumulate, new challenges appear, situations dissolve and give you a feeling of liberation, new people enter your life, and others leave it. So much happens during each day. You get a further perspective. You may act slightly differently which changes your inner direction. And that although it is always you. We are constantly changing and developing and therefore (mostly unnoticed) we already start from a different level than the day before.

When this goes unnoticed then changes which appear building up more and more around us are even more challenging and more difficult to understand. But they are only a symptom of who we have already become and now we need to make a step out of the old platform up to the new one where we already belong to.

Did I think I would ever go back into a job where I am bound to certain work hours? Never!! But things in my life happened, I developed from them, and here I am. After almost 1 1/2 years I am still working at the same company but meanwhile, my work changed and expanded. Now, I am working more or less full time (in addition to my therapy practice and all that comes with being a mom and caring for a house and garden) in a field I never worked before and which is still a task to catch up with so much knowledge and taking more and more responsibility. A year before I had never imagined being at that point. I actually did not want a job with so much responsibility again. But I gained experience and self-esteem which led me to that point again. Still the same person but not inside, still the same workplace but not the work. I am still experiencing times when I think this all is too much for me. But when I lift myself above the situation I can clearly see that I am only resisting to go with the flow because of doubting myself. Once I step over this all works smoothly again and most of all my inner river flows calmly again.

Sometimes development is a smooth transition and then again it happens in little or bigger steps – breakthroughs. Very often a breakthrough happens due to a time of accumulating pressure. We cannot keep ourselves from developing and if we are meant for a certain destination we will definitely arrive there. Sometimes we are resisting development because we are too scared of a change or we have too many self-doubts. But the increasing pressure is actually proof that we are meant for that change. The longer we wait, the more we try to resist, the more use all our power to lean against that door that is about to open, and the bigger the pressure of what cannot be kept from becoming. And once the pressure gets too big to handle we break… perhaps first down and then through!

We are who we are. The core of our beings is eternal life energy. That core is the reason our physical bodies are alive. And although who we really are never changes the reason we come here does change to support the evolution of our soul. Even though the very beginning is a start from the same basic conditions, the journey and the destination are never the same. Our soul has a plan for this life and it wants that plan to be realized or it would have missed the purpose of its incarnation. So when you experience a period of increasing pressure then you might have resisted (consciously or unconsciously) going with a natural development. It might be a sign of an upcoming breakthrough. Don’t fear it, but rather look a little closer and you might get there sooner. But I know…. sometimes the pressure needs to become hard enough to take the steps we already know have to be taken!

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The purpose of my blog is to inspire and shine a light on the beauty and power of the wonderful being inside your body. You came into this world to share what only you can give. Remember who you really are, conquer the world the way you always wanted to, and become the blessing to us all that you were meant to be.

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We build dams to ease the movement of our flow, but it is important to keep opening those locks to let it take its natural course. Otherwise, it’s just going to burst on ourselves.

You chose a great day to post this – Mahatma Gandhi’s birthday was observed yesterday in India 🙂

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Wow, Prajakta. You are amazing me every time you leave a comment. May I save your quote for a post?
That’s too cool. I had no idea. Looks like it was meant to be once again. Thank you for letting me know about Gandhi’s birthday!

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Kudos to you for doing something that has taken you out of your comfort zone. I know sometimes the pressure can be too much but these challenging times make us stronger. Thank you for sharing this beautiful post – there is so much to learn from it. 🙂

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Yes, absolutely and we only notice how limiting that comfort zone was once we left it and see the world that has surrounded it! Amazing and encouraging for much more!! Thank you, Shamira 💖

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Are lives are in a constant state of change for various reasons but there are times when our inner being is calling for a change because there is something that is disrupting its life flow and a change may be needed to put you back in alignment with your individual life experience. So of like expanding the space within for inner growth. Wonderful post, Erika!

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That’s beautiful how you said that. Yes, sometimes we need a little “reset” in order to keep following the track we are meant to and not losing our path. Thank you very much. Glad you liked it, Syl!!

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Great Post Erika. I love that Mark Twain quote!
Having been denied by initial career choice, and then being denied by second career choice, I was getting used to change before I was 20… but it was an excellent introduction to the rest of my life! No regrets! 🙂

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A fantastic quote indeed. Yes, although we cannot understand why some things don’t happen as easily as they happen for others. But later we may understand why it was necessary to learn how to deal with such situations. I often think back on the hard school my father taught me at times. But the good side is that I learned to not give up too fast and the discipline I developed also has helped me a lot too in the past years!!
Thank you for sharing your experience, Colin!

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wonderful post erika, very deep. Breakdowns have always helped me get up and move ahead in double intensity. It changes the person in process but often times the change is for good!

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Hi, Kruti! Sorry, I just went through my spam folder and found two of your comments. Releasing you now!!
I think that breakdowns are sometimes the only way to having a breakthrough. And as you said, the inner strength is much more intense!!

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