Will Rogers said, “If you find yourself in a hole, stop digging.”
Maybe you’re wondering how on earth what the most popular and highest paid actor in Hollywood in the 1930’s said could possible coincide with helping your stiff neck or tight shoulders.
Well, pull up a chair and let’s explore the idea.
Mr. Rogers said to stop digging.
He didn’t say to start something else.
The first thing to do is to stop.
I’m always telling my students, “First, we stop,” and I mean that literally.
Whatever is going on, IS, but while it’s obvious that it’s not anything less, what’s not always obvious is that it isn’t anything more.
If your neck is stiff and you come in to see me, I may suggest that you let it be what it is. I’ll say, “Let’s not add to it. Just don’t make it worse.”
Try it. Are your shoulders hiked up around your ears?
Try leaving them there and just noticing them.
What happens when you do? Do they start to release on their own?
When you stop digging the hole, it’s still there. Now you can observe it and perhaps some creative idea will percolate up on how to turn it to advantage.
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