dailydatewithgod

Many people, including myself at times, shudder just looking at the word confrontation.  Who wants that? It means conflict, doesn’t it?  Not exactly. The definition in layman’s terms is from the idea of two opposite things facing each other. It sounds very socially correct to say that we do not like confrontation.  Many I know shy away from it, to say the least.  I certainly don’t go searching it out. The funny thing is it does not exist outside of us only.  Most confrontation is going on inside of us.  We are often engaged in a confrontation between our mind and our hearts or our mind and our body or our mind and our spirit.  Are you noticing a trend?  Is it that our minds are built for confrontation?  That would be too simplistic.  The purpose of confrontation comes in the facing.  Acknowledging for ourselves where we are out of coherence. Where there is a possible conflict that stems from us not being whole in our expression.  It is not about being a perfect balance, it is about noticing when an internal confrontation is happening, and with curiosity, exploring what it is telling us about ourselves.  A productive confrontation between people with opposing ideas is handled through open and clear communication.   In the same way, we are invited to the confrontation between the different elements of who we are to discover our own truth in the moment. We spend time arguing with ourselves and avoiding confrontation because we are in fear.   Learning to trust that the core of who we are knows how to draw the courage and fortitude needed to face whatever inside of ourselves that is out of alignment, we can take a deep breath and walk through the confrontation despite our fear. We have the power to move forward and find the peace we seek within ourselves. Besides, when we are at war with ourselves, who wins?