Procrastination

[loverofall]

Okay this is a biggie for this person. Mind resistance at its best. It is my understanding that it like every other bit of resistance is related to fear. Fear of making decisions, fear of not having the pressure, fear of mistakes fear of being present, etc.

The same head tension arises when I do tasks against what I feel like doing just like when I am in my thoughts and bring myself back to reality sometimes.

If I understand this right, the more I can do this and accept the resistance, the better without creating drama.

Any similar experiences, insights or help is appreciated.

Just keep doing the next thing that needs to get done and welcome the resistance is my best guess.

[karen]

Procrastinating for what? Were you procrastinating to grow up as a kid?

I'm a big time procrastinator. You should see my room. But I ask myself: "I wonder when I'll have enough of this mess?"

But for inner work - etc. it's more a matter of me getting impatient with the process rather than me putting the process off. I'm not so sure I can put it off.

[question]

Is it even possible to force the progress of spiritual work?

I noticed that I tend to procastinate things that I don't like doing. My technique is to first do things that I don't like, that way I get them off my mind as quickly as possible. Stp by step, moment by moment, and most problems solve themselves before you know it.

To me, welcoming problems and resistances isn't part of the process. Or maybe I do, but my style is different? It's like when there's someone whose guts I hate, when I try to make myself love that person, the hate increases. But when I admit that I love to hate that person, and then I hate that person wholeheartedly, then that feels much more genuine to me. I still hate that guy, but it's totally fine.

[lightmystic]

Good point question. Because "spiritual work" can only be on the deepest level of honesty with ourselves, any attempt to force a spiritual practice is usually going to just get in the way of recognizing what is really going to move us forward....Any practice must be done in accordance with one's own deepest inner feelings of rightness, because one deeply wants to (even if it's uncomfortable, but done for the effect that can be felt to be taking place). Any attempt to control is ultimately going to hurt a great deal and get in the way. That doesn't mean there is nothing we can do though. The very act of wanting it brings the next thing faster. We just have to be open enough to Life to actually hear the next thing as it's being presented to us. Otherwise, Life will have to give us grosser level cues, and often those can be distressing....