My daughter got a huge splinter in her knee cap and came to me crying and needing help to remove it. So, I got my tools and tried to get it out. Her constant movement and flinching made it hard, nearly impossible. It hurts! She kept screaming and pulling away, and I did my best to encourage her that once I get it out it wont hurt any more. But that wasnt exactly true. The truth is, removing the splinter was only the beginning of what it takes for it to stop hurting. Her knee was going to hurt a few days longer while it healed itself. That splinter hurt going in, it hurt coming out, and it also hurt for a while longer until it healed. But eventually, it stopped hurting. Each time I get into a coaching relationship with someone, this is exactly what happens. I uncover splinters in their heart, mind, soul. There are things that have happened to them that have planted dozens, or hundreds and sometimes thousands of splinters of all sizes. As my coaching clients talk to me, I see those splinters. Then I go get my tools and start to work on getting them removed. Their reaction is exactly like my daughter. Their tears manifest in withdrawing from completing assignments designed to remove splinters. They manifest in arguing with me about what the pain of that splinter is doing to their marriage, only to later admit that I was right and that it was just too painful to have me poking around trying to remove the splinter. My answer is always the same to all of those that recoil from the pain. It hurt going in. Its going to hurt coming out. Its going to hurt after its out. But someday, it wont hurt anymore. My question is simple. Do you want the pain to go away for good? If so, then let me do what I do best, and thats get that splinter out. Theres no doubt that you have a major splinter thats hurting you so deeply that its impacting areas of your life that you didnt even know it would impact. The reason is because everywhere you go, there you are. There is no such thing as controlling the effects of the splinters pain. When you hurt, everything hurts. One of the main reasons people are struggling is they dont want to go through the process of removing their splinters. It hurts too much. One of my close family members said it best: I dont want some doctor digging down in me trying to pull up stuff from my past that Ive worked years to push down so I can function. Wow. I want to help you remove your splinters. Im pretty good at it - just ask my daughter. LOL. But you have to be willing to submit to the process. The process ends in healing, not more pain. Im watching several of my coaching clients heal right now. Its exciting to see the pain leave their faces. Some are able to receive money that they would have repelled in the past. Some are able to find confidence in places that used to be plagued with fear. The splinter is gone now. The healing has set in. They are now ready to benefit from all of their hard work. Find someone to help you remove those splinters from your heart, mind and soul. You dont have to hurt anymore. Stop protecting the splinter. Larry Beacham
Posted on: Fri, 01 Aug 2014 18:44:16 +0000
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