The more I study the many forms Resistance takes, I am shocked at how it manifests itself as normal, every day stuff of life.
Well, you and I would think it’s life stuff. However, according to Steven Pressfield’s book The War of Art, much of it is Mr. Resistance at work. Which means No Work.
Resistance and Self-Medication
“Depression and anxiety may be real. But they can also be Resistance.”
~Steven Pressfield, The War of Art
Get a load of that! Let that sentence soak in.
Many of us have had our moments, I know I have. But conjuring up anxiety or depressive spells to avoid doing our work?
Is it a little weird?
Maybe the point is it’s subconcious.
“When we drug ourselves to blot out our soul’s call, we are being good Americans and exemplary consumers. We’re doing exactly what TV commercials and pop materialist culture have been brainwashing us to do form birth. Instead of applying self-knowledge, self-discipline, delayed gratification, and hard work, we simply consume a product.
Many pedestrians have been maimed or killed at the intersection of Resistance and Commerce.”
