{"id":57,"date":"2010-09-07T06:53:05","date_gmt":"2010-09-07T06:53:05","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/lettinggo\/2010\/09\/relax-your-way-into-a-liberated-life.html"},"modified":"2010-09-07T06:53:05","modified_gmt":"2010-09-07T06:53:05","slug":"relax-your-way-into-a-liberated-life","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/lettinggo\/2010\/09\/relax-your-way-into-a-liberated-life.html","title":{"rendered":"Relax Your Way Into a Liberated Life"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>There may be no greater self-deception than the false notion that rushing through anything actually helps us in any way whatsoever. After all, if anxious thoughts and feelings had any power to deliver us to a place or time where peace awaits, don&#8217;t you think we&#8217;d have gotten there by now? Let there be no mistake here: <\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<div><i>When it comes to being in a hurry, what difference does it make how fast you can get somewhere when all you find there is the next thing for you to rush through?<\/i><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>The more clearly we can see that it&#8217;s impossible to reach a place of rest by rushing to get there, the sooner we&#8217;ll arrive at the true solutions that allow us to relax, slow down, and realize the relaxed pace of an inwardly liberated life. You are well on your way to reclaiming your original fearless Self when you find your source of peace and contentment in just being alive. You not only find the courage you need to step out of the rush, but you also awaken to a whole new order of yourself that gets everything done without you doing yourself in!<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>Adapted from <i>The Courage to Be Free<\/i>. To be released worldwide 9\/8\/10.<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>There may be no greater self-deception than the false notion that rushing through anything actually helps us in any way whatsoever. After all, if anxious thoughts and feelings had any power to deliver us to a place or time where peace awaits, don&#8217;t you think we&#8217;d have gotten there by now? 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