• Would I rather have this stuckness (this feeling), or would I rather be free?

By using the Goal Process, he manifested his dream home within a year. He simply would visualize watching a sunset over the lake from a position seated behind his desk. Then, he would use the three basic releasing questions and let it go entirely. He didn’t angst about it.

Could I allow myself to have an easy and effortless day? Could I allow myself to treat everyone with respect? Could I let go of all self-sabotaging behavior past, present, and future?

Simply ask yourself: Could I give myself permission to hold on for a moment?

“Even the impossible becomes completely possible when you are fully released on it.”

You can recognize wanting approval, because it feels soft and exposed and also like: “Gimme,” or, “Do-it-for-me.” When we want approval, we feel like we don’t have love and that we need to do something to get it back. Synonyms for wanting approval include wanting love, acceptance, admiration, caring, to be noticed, to be understood, to be stroked,

So, when you give, make sure you’re giving something that is wanted as well as something that you also enjoy giving.

Here’s an interesting fact: You can’t feel others pushing you. You can only feel yourself pushing back. Thus, if you feel that others are pressuring you, let go of your feelings of wanting to push back or resisting their pushes. As a result, you’ll find that whatever you’re doing will be done with much more ease and grace.

This want is recognizable because it feels raw, exposed, and has a slippery or “leave me alone” feeling to it. When we want disapproval, we feel we don’t want love, and that we need to do something to make sure we don’t get it.