We are in a time where we want what we want and we want it yesterday. Everything is about instant gratification. Nothing is good enough or fast enough. We are impatient. Therefore, we are also stressed.
We try to control every outcome. Stress. We try to line things up perfectly. Stress. We need it done now!! Stress.
What if we could trust that everything was going to work out?
Could you give up the need to make everything happen a certain way and by a certain time? Could you let go and surrender to a power bigger than you? Can you have faith and trust that you are being taken care of?
I hope that we can all learn to let go a little, get out of our own way, and relax… Knowing that everything is happening perfectly. Have Faith.
It is so easy to fall into the work, eat, sleep, rinse and repeat cycle. We live our lives on auto pilot, the same day lived over and over again.
What if, instead of the same old thoughts… the same old feeling of dread… the same old demands of work or to do lists that await our attention… We were able to wake up feeling excited about our day… Open to the possibilities that something good was going to happen… Filled with hope and eagerness about what the day could bring…
And why can’t we choose to wake up this way, instead of the dread? Maybe with a more optimistic approach, it would open up a chance for something good to happen, something to be excited about, something we would have missed, if we allowed ourselves to stay in our robotic trance.
I say there’s nothing to lose, you may find, that just the act of being hopeful will turn your day around automatically.
So tomorrow morning, let’s all wake up and think to ourselves, it’s going to be a good day. I can’t wait to see what this day has in store. I wonder what amazing thing will happen today..
Give it a try for a week or two, let me know how it turns out. If nothing changes, you can go back to dreading the day. But what if it changes everything??
When everything you’ve always wanted is standing right in front of you…
When your wishes and dreamscancome true…
That is when fear decides to raise its ugly head.
Is it because all of those things remove you from your reality as you know it? Whether your reality is good or bad or somewhere in between, at least you know what to expect from it. Youknowhow to navigate it.
Is it because now you have something to lose? Can you handle the disappointment, the let down, the agonizing heartbreak (once again) if you lose it all?
Is it because you don’t think you are worthy or deserve it? And why is that? Who says? What ever gave you the idea that you deserve less than what you’ve always wanted? And why have you always reached for and settled for things that were so small?
Is it just plain self sabotage? You tell yourself, ‘Let’s just break this possibility before it breaks me.’
Is it simply because you’ve made it out to be so much more than it actually is? With that, comes so much pressure. What happens when reality sinks in? What happens when things aren’t perfect…when you’re not perfect? What if it’s not enough? What if you’re not enough?
Unfortunately, I don’t have the answers to these questions. I , myself, have fallen off course. But I do know, I’m not that far off course. I do know that these are just thoughts. Irrational thoughts maybe, and they don’t hold any truth. This is also the time that I know I need to honor myself, and these irrational thoughts and fears. Honor that they are very real for me. This is the time that I need to take a step back. A time to find my center of gravity. Allow myself to re- align with who I truly am. Get back on course. Not to fix a problem or even say that I have a problem, but just to simply allow space to let things naturally resolve themselves.
It might also be helpful to acknowledge that I am in the process of breaking down barriers and long held beliefs or patterns. To realize that I am not going backwards, but maybe just shedding another layer or two that will allow me to escalate to the next level. Hopefully once and for all, leaving behind what I used to know and all the pain that goes with it!
Fear can be very convincing and very debilitating. Fear can make you believe things that aren’t true. Fear can confuse your reality.
If we can allow ourselves to see through all the muck and the mud, see ourselves as valuable, worthy and capable, we can also allow ourselves to deflect those fears and insecurities, and the doubts that keep us stuck. Where finally, FINALLY, we can move forward with out the darkness and gloom, replacing it with excitement and hope for what’s to come. All the good we deserve to have and never allowed ourselves to see. Opening up to possibilities that we may have previously rejected.
Can you imagine the life you could have, if you knew you deserved to have it? And guess what? You do!! We all do! How remarkable!!
Both requiring us to believe in what we can’t see. Both requiring us to believe in the unexpected or unknown. Both requiring a great deal of discipline on our part.
To let go and be okay with not having all the answers… To not having everything planned out.
But to have a deeper knowing that everything will work out… A comfort in knowing we are being guided and protected.
Life is not a game of chess, where our every move is meticulously planned out…
Life is messy.
Life is full of surprises and changes. If we are so busy resisting things and insisting things, we could miss out on the true blessings that life has to offer
So together, let’s try to have FAITH in the unknown, and TRUST that everything works out exactly the way it is supposed to… and better than we imagined.
We so often think we need things to go a certain way, in order to be happy. We’ve pre-calculated our steps, We’ve analyzed every scenario, and ensured our success. We’re afraid to try anything new for fear of not knowing the outcome. What if we could just let go?
What if we could allow ourselves to be surprised by life?
What if we could trust ourselves enough to know we can handle anything?
What if, in doing so, we open up to possibilities that we couldn’t have calculated, analyzed or designed.. Instead, we are richly rewarded with a life far greater than the limits of the mind!
Another aspect of vulnerability I am challenged with is in relationships.
I am a very capable woman, and I like that about me. But it is a blessing and a curse. I like that I can take care of myself, that I can figure out most things, and that I don’t need someone to rescue me.
I have been running away from and towards things at the same velocity my whole life! With one foot on the gas and one on the brake. Running at full speed with a chain around my waist that’s bolted to a slab of concrete.
I have wants. I have desires. I have a longing for more. Every ounce of my being is aching for passion, to give in to reckless abandon. Cut the chains and limitations that hold me back. Forego all rules and responsibility.
To be vulnerable is not something that many people are good at. Nobody teaches you how to do this. In fact, we are not taught how to feel anything, let alone process our feelings.
I’ve got a rap sheet a mile long with ailments and health conditions. According to my mom, I came into this world with a cold. I was always crying because I didn’t feel good or I couldn’t breathe.
