"Blacksmith's house, stick stick" is a popular saying, and is used to say that a person skilled in a certain thing does not use that skill in his favor.
I confess that when I hear someone using this phrase as excuse or justification for something, I end up getting a little annoyed.
Who doesn't know an accountant who leaves his income tax return to the last minute, a mechanic who doesn't take care of his own car, a doctor who doesn't take care of his health or a disheveled hairdresser? A therapist who has never had therapy, a coach who has never coached, a nutritionist who eats junk food, or a dermatologist who doesn't use sunscreen?
Being congruent is nothing more than having harmony and alignment between what you think, feel, say and do.. We are all in a constant learning process, and of course, from time to time, I find myself echoing the incongruity.
Sometimes, the distance between knowing and applying is long and along the way we end up slipping many times. However, I believe that we must not resign ourselves to this popular saying and, yes, to seek every day to live in practice the challenges of a congruent life.
Practice congruence makes us safer, confident and greatly strengthens our self-esteem, after all, it is much easier to live with a person who does what he says he will do and who values his own thoughts.
Stop for a moment and think about what your life would be different if there was more congruence in your daily life. If this thought scares you, and putting into practice what you think or feel can be harmful and bring negative results in your life, seek help to take care of your mind.
take care of you with love, so that congruence can bear good fruit for you and for the world.
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