My Law of Attraction coaching group started up again in January. At the beginning of the year we’re asked to choose a theme—something we want to focus on the rest of the year. Something that will move us forward on our transformational journey.

Last year my theme was Expansion, expanding my preset boundaries, breaking free of self-imposed limits, and it was tremendous. For several days this year I entertained the notion of Surrender for my theme. But the idea of Surrender terrified me. I think I’ve read too many novels about surrender in all its forms and I just wasn’t ready to give it all up, whatever “it” might be. So as I sat in the group at the last meeting, the word Ease filtered into my mind and with it a sweet delight at the thought of releasing struggle. Ease filled me with joy, not dread. And my theme came to be “Living in Ease.”

For over a month now I’ve had pains in my right leg/hip. Working with my Healing Codes coach revealed a heavy amount of resistance, so I’ve been steadily working on releasing the resistance. But I seem to be resisting the resistance and wondering if this issue will ever heal. I have moments of “all is well” when my leg doesn’t bother me and life is magnificent. Then the pain recurs and I’m back into worry and doubt and fear.

Yesterday I consulted Louise Hay’s book You Can Heal Your Life. Under “hips” she writes “Carries the body in perfect balance. Major thrust in moving forward.” And the new thought pattern for hip problems is “I am in perfect balance. I move forward in life with ease and with joy at every age.” Several things about the new thought pattern caught my eye. First, I’ve always (or since I was a child) thought I had bad balance because my older brother told me so. Second, I liked the word “ease.”  Third, I’m growing older (aren’t we all) and I liked “at every age” at the end of the affirmation. I wrote down the affirmation, repeated it to myself several times, and then conveniently forgot about it and went on my merry way.

Last night I decided to try my hand at making origami butterflies with the new paper I ordered—beautiful textured pale green paper with leaf imprints and dark green threads running through it. I had failed to pay attention to the weight when I selected the paper and this sheet was thick, much thicker than my previous samples. The square design seemed nearly impossible. I fought with it, trying to bend it into shapes it wasn’t meant for, cursing the origami pattern and my fumbling fingers. The folds looked so easy on the videos. Why couldn’t I do what they do?

This morning I tried again. As I began folding it occurred to me to use my new affirmation. So I said the affirmation and the first time through I accented the first word of the first sentence: “I” am in perfect balance. I move forward in life with ease and with joy at every age. Then I repeated the sentence with the accent on the second word: I “am” in perfect balance. . . . And so forth. After five repetitions I started to think what my life would be like if I were in perfect balance and I imagined myself growing older with ease and flexibility and more energy. I saw myself moving with joy, being in joy, living with ease, and I noticed my task was much easier. Folding was a joy, not a struggle. And I learned that thicker papers are more suited for the rectangular design, whereas the square design requires thinner paper.

Life is full of obstacles. We’re here to learn how to love ourselves and others, and the obstacles of life offer us beautiful examples of how to express that love. Sometimes we don’t get the lesson on the first try. Sometimes it takes a lifetime. But if each moment we do our best, those moments build on each other and soon serve as the new foundation.

Are you living in ease? Or is your life full of struggle? Take a moment to reflect and see what your life would be like if you were living in ease. Then use the affirmation (or whatever method works for you) to break your old habits and beliefs and move into the life you desire.

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