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To reference another nautical
proverb, strong ships were not built to sit in the harbor. Each of us has
strengths that we don't even know because we haven't tested them. By
putting ourselves in situations that require more of us than we think we
have, we stretch our own knowledge, our capabilities and demonstrate that
we can handle whatever we set up for ourselves.
However, to do that
means being willing to endure times of self-doubt, when loved ones give
well-intentioned advice about what to do (which, quite often, they've never
done themselves and can only come from what they know to be true in their
world). It means being willing to know your destination, without
necessarily knowing exactly how you're going to get there. It means
intense personal development to expose and foster those inner
connections, capabilities, and dreams. What do we need to let go of in
order to get completely different results from what we've always gotten
in our lives? The following might surprise you.
Our Being
The
way we've always been won't take us to where we want to go, if where we
want to go is a new place. That is, if we want to move to the tropics,
but we've always lived in the frozen tundra, we will have to make
adjustments in how we think, dress, behave, eat, etc. Energetically, we
will relate to a new environment through a new way of being. This is what
is required to activate the universal law of attraction; which basically
states that "like attracts like". If we continue to be as we've
always been, we'll continue to get what we've always had. In order to
create new success, we have to grow and express our inner Being.
Our Knowing
We
accumulate knowledge throughout our life, through education and
experiences. That knowledge may or may not be relevant anymore to where
you want to go. However, it was essential that you have it at the time in
order to get to where you are now. It is most helpful to have a
beginner's mind, a blank slate, so that you release preconceived ideas
and are open to the opportunities that present to you along the way. The
most important thing to "know" is that you are living on
purpose, and if that doesn't feel right, it's time to make a change.
Our Doing
We
need to do things differently in order to get new results. That applies
to people, to expectations, to prioritizing our time and energy, and
more. In relationships, we may find that we are showing up in a new way,
and our "people" may not know what to make of us. This is a
natural reaction, in a way, because if we are doing different, they also
have to change. If we decide to not do something different, we are
limiting our self-expression to keep the peace. In other areas, we must
actively release our attachments to our history, because we are no longer
that person - it is a new day. We must release our expectations to a
particular outcome; that is, we know we want to get from San Diego to New
York, but if we are too attached to it being via an airplane, we will
miss the scenic route where we could meet the exact right opportunity.
Our Doing needs to trust and be in flow with our new states of Being and
Knowing.
Moving out of the comfort zone into the vitality of new life is exciting
and dynamic - and can bring up our innermost fears. However, by being
willing to experience the letting go of what we know in exchange for what
we can have is the only way we will achieve the greatness of success
already waiting inside us.
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