The Gift on the Other Side of Resistance

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Have you ever wondered what might happen if you allowed yourself
to truly look inward? What truths might you discover if you moved
beyond surface-level engagement with yourself?

During a recent book club gathering for "The Places When There
Are Spaces," something extraordinary happened. A
participant—someone who confessed to rarely making time for
reading and being uncomfortable talking about herself—shared a
moment of transformation so genuine and moving that it deserved
to be highlighted. This episode captures that powerful
exchange.

Working 80-90 hours weekly, this participant had always struggled
to find time for reading. Books would sit half-finished for
months as life's demands took priority. Yet something compelled
her to join this book club, her first ever. As she began engaging
with the reflective questions in the book, she noticed herself
answering only "surfacely," skimming along the top of her
thoughts rather than diving deeper. 

The magic happened when she recognized this pattern and made a
conscious choice: "I said well, this isn't going to work, so you
better just open up." What followed was a journey into
self-awareness that she wished had come earlier in life. She
connected deeply with discussions about tolerating things that
once brought joy and confronted her fear of not being good
enough—universal struggles many of us share but rarely voice
aloud.

Her story reminds us of the transformative power of pauses—those
spaces between interactions where tremendous growth can happen if
we're brave enough to listen to ourselves. If her journey
resonates with you, perhaps it's time to create your own space
for reflection. What might you discover about yourself in the
silence?


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