Natural Function
Think about how your hand knows a cup is real because the cup pushes back, or how you know where you are because the ground resists your feet, or how you find your way through a dark room by following walls. Resistance isn't just opposition - it's one of the fundamental ways we engage with reality. Let's explore how it actually works.
Resistance as Information
Notice how resistance tells you:
Where things are
What's possible
What's needed
What's real
Experience this through:
How texture reveals surface
When pressure indicates strength
As boundaries show shape
While limits define space
Resistance as Structure
Feel how resistance creates:
Places to anchor
Channels for flow
Points of leverage
Spaces for movement
Notice this in:
How rivers shape valleys
When winds form trees
As walls guide movement
While obstacles create paths
Resistance as Opportunity
Observe how resistance enables:
New direction
Fresh possibility
Natural evolution
System development
Experience this through:
How challenges strengthen
When barriers redirect
As tension transforms
While opposition creates
Practical Application
Try this exercise:
Notice resistance in your immediate experience:
Physical contact
Emotional response
Mental engagement
System interaction
For each one, feel how it:
Provides information
Creates structure
Enables movement
Opens possibility
Working With Natural Function
Remember:
Resistance reveals
Structure supports
Opposition guides
Tension transforms
Limits enable
The goal isn't to eliminate resistance but to recognize its natural function while developing more effective ways to work with it.
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When encountering resistance:
Feel what it tells you
Notice what it enables
Sense what's possible
Trust what emerges
Remember: Just as you need ground to walk on and air to push against, every movement needs something to work with. Resistance isn't the opposite of flow - it's what makes flow possible.
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