The last couple of months I've been wading into the new normal. See, when you put forth a positive intention for your life, the Universe meets you where you are and prunes away EVERYTHING and EVERYONE that's not in alignment with that intent. To some people it's as if you shook a soda bottle up and cracked it open. Pressure builds and then explodes all over the place, in whatever direction has the least resistance. Then, there are those who get stuck on the letting go of that which is being pruned away. Believe me, stuck equals sucks. No way to sugar coat it, it's a waste of time and energy. Being focused on what was or who someone once portrayed themselves to be in order to use or manipulate you is a joke. It won't change what is in the here and now. It's not going to all of a sudden make them a better person. It's about self preservation, about letting go of people who just aren't capable of being in alignment with where you're going in life.
It really IS okay. I often remind friends that we can't pick good fruit if we're weighted down with bad fruit. Just no room or energy to procure the new. Such is life. In work. In play. In love. In friendships. No one is in your life experience living it except for you. This is your play, your orchestration. You get to decide how it's all going to roll itself out. Even when things, people and circumstances challenge you, we still get to decide how we greet them. Do we focus and carry on or do we stop and turn back? Only one direction gets you closer to your best self and your highest self.
Now, does that mean we won't take the same damn road a few times on this journey? Ohhhh, hell no. Some of us are far more stubborn about life. We like to make sure we're doing the wrong thing multiple times before we learn it. No, I'm not joking. I'm being serious. Even so, it's all part of the path. Eventually we crack and we relent and we find a better way. Then, it's not about how long it took, but who we became in the process.
In January I entered into my 40th year here. Growing up, I had so many ideas about where I thought I'd be and who I'd be come this milestone. Some happend, most didn't. What did happen though is that I realized that I'm right on time and that if I trust and listen a little bit longer, that all the pieces of the puzzle will continue to unite together into one kick ass magnificent work of art that IS MY LIFE. MY LIFE. In all of it's hard times, crazy times, fun times, sad times, and peaceful times.
It's long been said that regret is more painful than just about any other part of life, less grief and loss. I have a few, most of all that dark day of giving up and going against every fiber of my being 13 years ago. Here's the thing though, I work each day to be at peace with what is. None of us can change the past. Now, more than ever, at 40, I get it. I understand that I wouldn't be who I am today had I not lost myself along the way.
Know this, nothing is stagnate unless you allow it to be. One call, one choice, one reach can change your entire path's momentum. Listen to yourself and trust what you're learning. The answers are all right there, just waiting for you to pay attention to them. Remember that, I love you.
It really IS okay. I often remind friends that we can't pick good fruit if we're weighted down with bad fruit. Just no room or energy to procure the new. Such is life. In work. In play. In love. In friendships. No one is in your life experience living it except for you. This is your play, your orchestration. You get to decide how it's all going to roll itself out. Even when things, people and circumstances challenge you, we still get to decide how we greet them. Do we focus and carry on or do we stop and turn back? Only one direction gets you closer to your best self and your highest self.
Now, does that mean we won't take the same damn road a few times on this journey? Ohhhh, hell no. Some of us are far more stubborn about life. We like to make sure we're doing the wrong thing multiple times before we learn it. No, I'm not joking. I'm being serious. Even so, it's all part of the path. Eventually we crack and we relent and we find a better way. Then, it's not about how long it took, but who we became in the process.
In January I entered into my 40th year here. Growing up, I had so many ideas about where I thought I'd be and who I'd be come this milestone. Some happend, most didn't. What did happen though is that I realized that I'm right on time and that if I trust and listen a little bit longer, that all the pieces of the puzzle will continue to unite together into one kick ass magnificent work of art that IS MY LIFE. MY LIFE. In all of it's hard times, crazy times, fun times, sad times, and peaceful times.
It's long been said that regret is more painful than just about any other part of life, less grief and loss. I have a few, most of all that dark day of giving up and going against every fiber of my being 13 years ago. Here's the thing though, I work each day to be at peace with what is. None of us can change the past. Now, more than ever, at 40, I get it. I understand that I wouldn't be who I am today had I not lost myself along the way.
Know this, nothing is stagnate unless you allow it to be. One call, one choice, one reach can change your entire path's momentum. Listen to yourself and trust what you're learning. The answers are all right there, just waiting for you to pay attention to them. Remember that, I love you.
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