Resisting Detachment
Examine Your Attachments

People, places and things flow in and out of our lives constantly and we feel that without these attachments we won't have anything. But we need to dig deep to understand why we form attachments that we think we can't live without.

Detachment Has Its Rewards...

I would like to give you several reasons why you may be resisting detachment and you can decide for yourself if you happen to fall within any of these categories...

• You have trouble trusting the universe or Source to provide the things you want or need.
• You believe that suffering in some way is what you need to do.
• You work hard all your life, denying yourself because you expect some reward in the future.
• You believe detaching means not having anything or giving up what you have.
• You think being detached is having an indifferent, non-caring attitude.

Now I would like to address each of the above categories so you can see why you are resisting detachment, and give you some tips on how you may be able to overcome them.

Resisting Detachment Tip One

To get past this, you have to make a serious decision. Is this the way you want to live your life... working to get, then worrying about keeping someone from taking it from you! You have to examine your beliefs about putting trust in an unseen power, and think about how it would feel to have this powerful force working for you! Helping to deliver the life you've always wanted and not having to worry about who will steal it from you!

Take one step and one situation at a time. Try putting your trust in this power to help you. Detach from the situation, don't try to handle it yourself, then wait and watch for what happens. I have discovered this really and truly works. Hopefully it will work for you!

Resisting Detachment Tip Two

Again! Examine your attachments. Why do you believe you have to live a life of suffering. Ask yourself what purpose is there for living this way, and what do you expect to gain from suffering. If you have explored anything about the spiritual and metaphysical world, you now know that you have a choice to live a life filled with success, happiness, health and love... that does not have to include suffering. Give yourself a chance to believe that there is another way to live.

Resisting Detachment Tip Three

My philosophy has always been 'work smarter, not harder,' and I'll stand behind that belief any day of the week. Why wait for a future reward when you can have that reward now! For those of you who are tired and want a better way, it's time to change your ingrained beliefs, philosophy and attachment to working hard... and change it to one of detachment and working smarter.

Resisting Detachment Tip Four

Know that you don't have to give up anything, and that being detached simply puts everything into perspective and gives you the freedom from being manipulated by NEEDING the attachments! When you base your success on the things you have accumulated or the people you know, then it becomes very hard to detach from them. By making detachment part of your life, it gives you a chance to experience more abundance not scarcity, and it's really your attachment to needing that brings scarcity into your life.

Resisting Detachment Tip Five

Detaching from this belief gives you the freedom to let situations, ideas and circumstances be free to do what they are going to do, and people to be who they are going to be, without judgement from you.

Resisting Is Easy But Don't Force Yourself

Don't force yourself to detach from the things you deem vital to your existence. For now, just wait and examine these attachments and their importance to you. Acknowledge your feelings and don't judge yourself. Give yourself and your feelings unconditional love and then move on until you are ready for detachment.