“I need more willpower” ?
Summary
- Willpower uses control, restriction or restraint to achieve something.
- From dieting to stop yelling, we rely on some form of control to stop behaviours we don’t want to continue.
- Willpower uses a lot of energy and is a limited resource.
- It perpetuates punishment in ourselves.
- Willpower can be used as a Plan B.
- Plan A includes willingness, which feels more open.
- Using willingness with our emotions involves inviting that emotion and not trying to control it.
- It’s uncomfortable to shift because it’s new.
- When we open to the emotion (like anger or urge) we think we’ll loose control but the exact opposite it happens.
Tara Rama 