Getting unSTUCK by Shira Taylor Gura
Getting stuck is inevitable
I don’t feel that
You have the power to look inside yourself and choose your own response in every moment
You should try to change the other person
I don’t believe that
You can take responsibility
Because when you take a closer look
You get hijacked by your emotions and react automatically
Even if
You can control yourself once in a while
You’re always right when you’re stuck
And it’s not true
You can take a fresh, new perspective on things
Because
When you’re stuck, there is no way out
I refuse to believe that
In each moment, there is an opportunity for you
Because when you think about it
You usually run away from your emotions, instead of towards them
Despite the fact that
Obstacles are roadblocks waiting to be transformed
Your emotions
create
Your thoughts
“I should have…”, “He needs to…”, “She always…” are 100{e77ce2f0731d71bdb68d97aa7f1c809323937675e3757be4d4c4b318d18e941d} true beliefs
It’s not accurate to say that
You can take a “stop” and pause
And
You can catch yourself thinking limiting beliefs
Suffering is unavoidable
I refuse to believe
There’s an opportunity every time you get stuck
I hate getting stuck
So you’ll never hear me say that
In every response lies your freedom and your growth
And
There is a space between every stimulus and response
You should just accept you’re stuck
I don’t believe
Happiness is possible
You can never get unstuck
I can’t believe
You can forgive yourself for having gotten stuck in the first place
Believe me, it’s true
Getting stuck is the worst
And don’t try to convince me that
I can get unstuck
(And now, please read the poem from the bottom up.)
