How can this be easy?

Breaking through resistance to take the next steps.

By Kim Deans

Lately I have found myself asking “How can this be easy?”   I recently started asking myself this question when I became overwhelmed by a lot of competing demands, suddenly all the projects that had been put on hold due to covid over the last couple of years started hitting me at once.

Asking myself the question “How can this be easy?”  worked so well at helping me simplify and prioritise that I then found myself asking my clients the same question when I could see them overwhelmed by what action to take next. 

Over thinking, perfectionism, procrastination, making excuses and distracting ourselves are all ways resistance shows up when we embark upon a regenerative journey.  If you find yourself in overwhelm, avoiding, not knowing where to start and stuck in ‘paralysis by analysis’ when you decide to transition towards a more regenerative form of agriculture you are not alone.  These are common reactions to change that we all need to manage if we are to realize our vision. 

Resistance to change is normal, it arises as a form of sub-conscious, self-protective mechanism in response to us feeling out of our comfort zone.    Accepting resistance as part of the journey, finding ways to recognise it, allow it and move through it is the way to getting unstuck. 

So many of us have adopted the belief that success can only come from struggle, sacrifice, exhaustion, long hours and hard work. 

What if there could be another way?  What if this could be easier?  What if this could be enjoyable?  We still need to take new actions.   These actions do not need to be based in struggle and sacrifice.  We may find ourselves in the midst of extremely challenging and complex circumstances at times.  What could be possible when we let go of the attachment to the struggle? 

When we ask different questions we get different answers.  Be curious and keep an open mind and consider how you can make things easier.