"Go confidently in the direction of your dreams.
Live the life you imagined."
Henry David Thoreau
Your Moment of Choice
What's happening in your life right now? Has something happened that has your attention or are you reacting to something that has recently happened? Perhaps like my friend TMR so long ago you find yourself stuck--'permanently poised mid-step'.
Permanently poised mid-step
TMR said, "Honestly, the older I get, the more my stuck-ness sticks to me. In the past, I marched on oblivious to direction or obstacles. Lately, I'm permanently poised mid-step. I need a kick in the behind!"
The Pile Up
When life piles up, we can find ourselves stuck--forever bouncing between stressful life experiences and reacting to them. If we fail to sit quietly in response to a stressful experience we miss our clear moment of choice allowing us to go confidently in the direction of our dreams.
Something Happens---SPACE OF TIME--Your Response
Where is this so called moment of choice?
When we sit quiet, we discover a space of time between when something happens in our life and when we respond with action. It is in that space you have choices.
How Soon will You move out of the Fear?
It's only natural to respond to threatening situations with fear and self-consciousness. We all do. But fear and self-consciousness are what paralyze us and clouds our vision.
The question is how soon will you move out of the fear that has you poised mid-step back into having faith in your abilities to go confidently in the direction of your dreams?
Still Your Mind
Sit in it!
A lot of emotions arise when the world knocks us a blow. Truth is we need time to just sit in it after we've taken a hit to lick those wounds, feel that anger or sadness, and to acknowledge the injustice of it all. And we need time to clear the cobwebs of fear from our minds so we can then move on to creating a more productive and empowering perspective. As Lao Tzu said:
A lot of emotions arise when the world knocks us a blow. Truth is we need time to just sit in it after we've taken a hit to lick those wounds, feel that anger or sadness, and to acknowledge the injustice of it all. And we need time to clear the cobwebs of fear from our minds so we can then move on to creating a more productive and empowering perspective. As Lao Tzu said:
'To a mind that is still, the whole universe surrenders.'
All Things Seemingly Good or Bad Work in Your Favor
There's no way around it: If you hold on to bad feelings long after something happens, you are the only one who is affected by those bad thoughts and feelings. Why allow those people or negative experiences to continue to control your life and emotional well-being after they've disappeared from your life?
Your Mantra
Put yourself in the driver seat instead. Sit in your emotions without taking action until you can still your mind. Then calmly allow your mind to move toward the mantra 'all things seemingly good or bad work in my favor'. The more you recite this the sooner that space of time where you have choices will open up to your full view.
Go Confidently in the Direction of Your Dreams
Go confidently in the direction of your dreams, knowing all things seemingly good or bad work in your favor. Ignite the circuits of your highest potential. Live the life you imagined.
The Unseen Life that Dreams Us
"There is an unseen life that dreams us.
It knows our true direction and destiny.
We can trust ourselves more than we realize,
and we have no fear of change."
John O'Donohue
2 comments:
Wow. This definitely feels written for many, including me, feeling 'stuck' by loss, bureaucracy and unforeseen obstacles or circumstance over the past few years. It makes one feel very tired. Thank you for sharing some great wisdom and comfort.
Trust that unseen life that dreams you, Barb!
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