Comments on: Deconstructing our Brick Walls

By: Andrea Hess

Andrea Hess — Sat, 29 Mar 2008 18:40:15 +0000

Jennifer – thank you so much for your comment. The thought that immediately came to mind is – do you think all the healing you did for six years that appeared not to work actually laid the groundwork for the healing that came within days?

I had a similar experience with my massage therapy business, which I took from struggling to prosperous in DAYS after slugging away at it for some time – it was like magic! So like you, I KNOW what can happen … but I do wonder sometimes whether the time we spend deconstructing our brick walls is completely necessary, if a sudden disappearance of that wall were even desirable, or if we would lose the consciousness of our growth and learning if it were that easy?

Sometimes we can create within days … sometimes it takes a lot longer. Like you say – all “as it should be.” Thank you so much for contributing to the conversation here!

Blessings,
Andrea

By: Jennifer Mannion

Jennifer Mannion — Sat, 29 Mar 2008 14:03:19 +0000

Hi Andrea,
Thank you for this outlook. It rings so true to me. I healed myself of several chronic illnesses and chronic pain because “I knew I could” literally within days after being ill for over 6 years and therefore have been expecting fast results in other areas of my life….. I have been “removing bricks” to try to regain my intuition and financial abundance and sometimes I am impatient with myself because results aren’t Here NOW. I KNOW the power of the law of attraction because doctors told me I would be ill for the rest of my life and I proved that was not the case as I am healthier now than I ever have been. I know I am moving forward in these other areas and your outlook will allow me to be a bit more patient with myself and KNOW that as long as I recognize my walls, am working every day on removing those bricks and KNOW at some point there will be no wall left — everything is “as it should be”. Thank you Andrea… we have many mutual online friends and I do subscribe to your newsletter as well. You are very inspirational to me and I am very grateful to have found your blog and writings. Gratefully, Jenny

By: Desika Nadadur | I Am My Own Master

Desika Nadadur | I Am My Own Master — Wed, 12 Mar 2008 15:22:34 +0000

Andrea,

You are very welcome!

-Desika

By: Andrea Hess

Andrea Hess — Wed, 12 Mar 2008 14:08:14 +0000

Candice – I absolutely have to check out that series with Tolle on Oprah. It seems everyone is talking about it!

I agree that very often, we are dealing with similar energies through our Universal connection. So often, I’ll send out a newsletter or post and people will tell me that it’s exactly what they were dealing with. Or I’ll find other bloggers addressing exactly what I’ve been writing about … gotta love that we’re all ONE!

Desika – thank you so much! I always appreciate it!

Blessings,
Andrea

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By: Desika Nadadur | I Am My Own Master

Desika Nadadur | I Am My Own Master — Tue, 11 Mar 2008 23:59:42 +0000

Andrea,

Great article! Be as you are, wonderful!

I gave this a stumble.

Thanks,
Desika

By: Candice T. Aguirre

Candice T. Aguirre — Tue, 11 Mar 2008 17:10:08 +0000

Andrea,
Your post much be a part of a universal message for sure.
Oprah is hosting a live web event with Tolle for the next several weeks, and I just watched the first one. He beautifully addresses many different key points in his book, including finding the stillness or place within and recognizing the pain body/ego for what it is, then continuing to stay in the place of presence. He talks about how many people don’t have a space between the thoughts/pain/ego and their reactions. And, I love how this ties into your blog. It’s facinating to see the similar insight from different angles at the same time. What a reminder of the universal database that we are all a part of.
I do seem to leap over my walls with much more ease these days, but when there is friction in my life, I am excited to see what expectation, fear, or attachment is ready to show it’s face even though sometimes it’s painful (typically emotional pain)… because it gives me the opportunity to grow from it. When I re-read what you said about sitting with the wall and seeing what happens after hearing Tolle’s account of not resisting the death of his ego, it’s like the puzzle pieces are coming together. I am very grateful for your blog and facilitation of my awakening! Thank you again!

By: Andrea Hess

Andrea Hess — Tue, 11 Mar 2008 15:45:15 +0000

Candice – thank you! You demonstrate beautifully in your comment how proactive we can be in addressing our walls. It sounds like you just leap over them by acting like the person who’s living life “beyond the wall.” Awesome stuff!

Liara – You are so right – no person forces us to create our fears. That’s such an amazing insight (it warrants a whole other article, actually!). We are the ones that create the fear and then give it power. I think you are right – owning this aspect of fear reminds us that we are the Creators of all of it – and can therefore make the shifts we wish.

Pat – Beautiful comment. Sitting with the wall and being okay with ourselves in that moment leads to that “dissolving” that Suzanne and Liara mention.

Tom – Laughter is an awesome remedy for fear! It’s so true – when we look back at the fear we’ve created, it can seem silly. And in the moment, that fear seems so scary and overwhelming. I think the more we go through that process of transmuting fear, the less power fear has overall in our lives.

Blessings,
Andrea

By: Tom Volkar / Delightful Work

Tom Volkar / Delightful Work — Tue, 11 Mar 2008 15:32:36 +0000

I laughed when I read, “we hate our walls – and we also love our walls.” A couple of years ago, it was huge realization for me to see that – I love to hate the things I hate. There’s always a payoff on both sides of that one. A big wall fro me was my former fear of technology. It got in the way of so much progress that I finally removed the keystone by hiring someone to do everything I feared learning. Once the wall came tumbling down I laughed at what I once feared.

By: Pat R

Pat R — Mon, 10 Mar 2008 20:42:00 +0000

Andrea – thank you for another great topic. I’ve been working on deconstructing walls here lately so I can relate to what you’re talking about. Now, I’m just sitting with the walls and being okay and letting them show me what I’m not willing to give up.

By: Liara Covert

Liara Covert — Mon, 10 Mar 2008 07:28:31 +0000

Hi Andrea.
Its refreshing to read your articles. You present situations with clarity. They open the mind and prompt self-growth.

Like Suzanne, I find that recognizing an issue or block is a key step in dissolving it. Its helpful to decide you can ‘go with the flow.’ No person forces you to create fear. You permit negative feelings to control you. Each emotion or feeling is a conscious or unconscious choice. When people realize they are unknowingly giving away their inner power to fears, they can also decide to turn things around. Its a matter of exploring the real meaning behind a block. Why do we buy into self-sabotage? What are our alternatives? It helps to ask questions.

By: Candice T. Aguirre

Candice T. Aguirre — Sun, 09 Mar 2008 22:28:13 +0000

Thank you Andrea!
I love this article! I have felt those blocks for sure, but never thought of it that way. When I find myself up against my brick walls, I have been consistantly asking myself… Who do I need to become to have the life I dream of? Who is that person and how would they act in this situation? And, when I really sit with how it will feel to be in that space of who I will need to become or allow myself to be and recognize the excuses I will not be able to make and that I am truly responsible for my experience… I feel like I go a step beyond the fear and paying much attention to the blocks, and I just embrace the New me. It’s like I am acting in my own life, and the role I am playing is the person I want to become. And, it is so much fun! We’ll see how it works

By: Andrea Hess

Andrea Hess — Sat, 08 Mar 2008 02:56:08 +0000

Hi ReddyK – Thanks for the great comment! I think one of our “bricks” can definitely be discovering what doesn’t work … it’s good information! I don’t think any of our efforts are ever wasted. Ideally, though, if results are not forthcoming, we might definitely consider another approach! But of course, we can get stuck, insisting that we are moving the corner stone with ineffective work …

Suzanne – you are so right! When we bring consciousness to the table and really own our brick walls, they do sometimes just melt away.

Blessings,
Andrea

By: Suzanne Bird-Harris

Suzanne Bird-Harris — Sat, 08 Mar 2008 02:05:43 +0000

Andrea

One thing I have experienced is the wall just disappearing once I was honestly willing to accept it being there. Amazing how that works, and the first time it happened, it really drove home the point ‘what we resist, persists.’

Suzanne

By: ReddyK - The Atma Jyoti Blog

ReddyK - The Atma Jyoti Blog — Fri, 07 Mar 2008 23:17:41 +0000

Andrea — great article, which raises other questions.

When trying to overcome challenges, seemingly without success, are we using the right method? There are times we have to face the fact that we sometimes go about things the wrong way. While we don’t want to be flighty, changing our approaches before they yield fruit, we have to watch the results carefully.

I know someone who has been plugging away at the same ineffective meditation method for decades, not gaining the benefits the method promised, yet faithfully crankinging the engine in hopes it would start. Was it the method, or was it his practice of the method? First there has to be a recognition that something ain’t right. Then an examination of where the problem lies. An examination which faces the unpleasant facts that sometimes we have made investments in Nigerian email scemes. I am not saying that this will be the case, but we need to have the courage to face that it might be. Then we can re-plot our course if need be, and begin again. Then again, maybe just a few more bricks…