Grow in What You Love

Hmm, let’s look at what the word “Sentient” means, from the words “SpiritSentient” for a moment.

Why? Just cause. And hopefully you will feel super reading it

Really, what does “Sentient” mean? Jason defines it as spirit combined with awareness, knowledge and intelligence. I define it as an expression of spiritual growth in the present moment. Or perhaps more simply, expressing love.

In the past, at SpiritSentient we’ve talked a bit about “Doing What You Love”, especially if you’ve seen our videos and whatnot. After doing quite a bit of this myself, the expression grew into something else for me. And that something else is: “Grow In What You Love”.

“You can see this progression from doing what you love to growing in what you love in a celebrity like Jay-Z. His early life started out not really doing what he loved, he was grinding away in the drug game, selling cocaine and making money yet rapidly becoming more aware that this path in life would lead to jail or death. Instead of his rap taking a back burner, he chose to pursue it with a passion and do what he loved, even if it meant sacrificing the abundant cocaine money. He made an album about his rap experience in life and drugs. He did what he loved, and the world supported him for it. Eventually though, as he mastered this and each action he took each day came from the core principle of doing what he loved, his mind was freed up to grow. He could think bigger and better things than just doing what he loved. He could think about how to provide way more value to the world and he could focus on growing and expressing love through his music, clothing empire and much more. And it shows no signs of stopping.”–Jason Fonceca

Yes, there are benefits to selling cocaine and making money from it. aaaHHH!! Not quite the point.

Oh yes, “Growing in What You Love”. I’ve found it super common for people to take a big step to push themselves further in some area of life or simply grow. And after doing this, they will hold some habitual idea or limiting belief that it’s time for rest. And they rest for way too much, and way too long. Everybody has got a friend who they’ve seen go on the treadmill for 20 minutes and then spend the rest of the month eating junk food and doing nothing.

Now when people push themselves and finally succeed, it’s like they finally got past the hard part, the crux and now they’re freed up to continue smoothly, but what do people do? Okay, our friend who has enjoyed the treadmill for a solid week has now succeeded in losing a few of those unwanted pounds and is beginning to shape up into a body they actually enjoy looking at in the mirror. Yet, he or she stops their own momentum. Halt their growth. Why?

Insert annoying, whiny voice (on repeat): “Because they need to rest”.

The whole point of growing through that difficult part is to put you on your path and to allow you to have more freedom and energy to be more. If you’ve got a new skill or make a new connection or reach a new personal best, you don’t have to rest.

You can appreciate it and start to use it immediately. Like a kid, getting a new toy. The child doesn’t just get it and discard it immediately and stare at it and go “UWAAAAAA”. The kid takes it and runs with it and he starts having the time of his life!

If you’re habitually resting every time you succeed and for long amounts of time, maybe think about changing. Check yourself.

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