Pushing

"Don't push it." When have you heard that phrase?  When you have in your mind how things should be done and you proceed to do so against the advice or wishes of others.  The result is often the same as pushing on a wall.  You get nowhere, or the wall topples and leaves behind much rubble.  Who is it that is telling you not to push things?  Often it is another human being, but not always.  Many times it is the still, small voice inside of you that may not even speak in words.  It speaks through your body, resulting in a twisting of sorts of the stomach or tension in the muscles.  Pay attention to these signs.  They are doing you a favor, but what do you do?  You push anyway.  This is the human way.  Ah, yes, this is one of the ways in which you learn, and you call it "the hard way."  When the twisting of the stomach or a helpful friend tells you not to push, stop and ask yourself why you insist on doing so.  The soft way inevitably involves fewer hard-earned lessons.