Author Sam Keen, reminds us that "the great metaphors from all spiritual traditions—grace, liberation, being born again, awakening from illusions—testify that it is possible to transcend the conditioning of the past and do a new thing.”
This kind of transformation implies a marked change in your life, but you can practice it by making simple changes. Start by doing something, anything differently—walk to work by a new route, answer the telephone with a different hand. Then, expand that out to other behaviors that affect how loving, forgiving, or compassionate you are--even if it means beginning with changing your thoughts. Set an intention that you are willing to begin—again and again.
Transformation is a little like riding a bike, it takes awhile to find your balance, but when you do, it seems more and more natural.
This practice was developed by Fetzer friends, Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat, directors of Spirituality & Practice.