58: Human Design Limitations

As we stand on the threshold of a new year, there's a powerful yet challenging energy that surrounds the final days of the year according to Human Design. In this episode, Phi explores this final energy, understanding its significance in shaping our transition into the Human Design new year ahead. Resources from today's episode Work with Phi Learn more about 1:1 Coaching with Phi here. Apply for 1:1 Coaching with Phi here. Book a Human Design Reading with Phi here. Phi's book; The Great Unlearning: Awakening to Living an Aligned and Authentic Life. Podcast Episode Introduction How are you? There’s a lot happening energetically so you’re going to be hearing from me in succession with a few podcast episodes lined up for this week especially with something very exciting launching on Friday that I’ve never offered before and I am bursting with excitement and joy! Think of this episode as a motivational and inspirational quickie! It’s almost the new year in terms of human design and as I’ve mentioned in previous episodes there are four stages. We are now in the final stage in the lead up to the new year on the 22nd/23rd January 2024 which is the energy of limitations and acceptance. Reframe limitations Limitations already off the bad has connotations of negativity but I like to reframe it as resourcefulness because limits aren’t just bad, if you think about it you hit a limit when you’re growing, you’re expanding, you’re stretching. Perspectives on letting go The creator of human design says this energy is about letting go fitting because it’s the equivalent energy of new year’s eve happening. Some perspectives to contemplate when it comes to letting go? Sometimes letting go isn’t getting rid of something completely but letting it be. Sometimes you lose, in order to gain. Sometimes strength is holding on and other times it is letting go. Letting go sometime’s isn’t a once off or final act, but a repeated one, over and over again. Sometimes it’s letting go of something good, for greater, for better. If you want to fly in the sky you need to leave Earth. Letting go and a glass of water Letting go is like a glass of water. It’s not about how much water is in the glass, there could even be no water. It’s about how long are you holding that glass. For a few moments, not a problem. For an hour it starts to get niggly. How about half a day? The longer you hold it the heavier it becomes. This is like your problems, thinking about it for a few moments isn’t harmful. Longer, it begins to hurt. All day and beyond? Excruciating, paralysed. Therefore put down your glass. Limitations and acceptance The creator of human design also says that limitation is extraordinary because it’s about transcendence, the minute you accept it — it doesn’t exist. Acknowledging limitations doesn't mean admitting defeat; it’s not a weakness. It’s about gaining clarity on what you can and cannot control. It’s not about the limitation itself but our attitude and perspective towards it. This self-awareness is a powerful tool for personal growth. Simply put acceptance is to not offer any resistance. Coming to terms with what is, not necessarily what you want. The 4 A's of Acceptance Have you heard of the 4 A’s of Acceptance created by Russ Harris? Acknowledge. Allow. Accomodate. Appreciate. Breaking that down in my own elaboration; Acknowledge - Hello it’s here. Awareness, naming it, calling it out. Allowing - It’s ok to be here (doesn’t mean I like it or want it, but it’s here, it’s reality, the now). Accomodate - It’s here, making space for it. Not trying to make it smaller/repress/disappear (the irony is usually following this framework the mental suffering dissolves and gets smaller on its own with repeated practice). Appreciate - How can I grow and expand from this? Now to the benefits of accepting and limitations. Beyond limitations