The Ability To Blossom
by Paul Bauer
Over the years, many people have asked how to find more clarity and focus in their lives. When I’ve asked them what they mean by clarity, they answer:
"A clear sense of what I’m here to do, I’m not really excited about anything anymore and I want that feeling of passion or excitement back again (or to find it for the first time)".
I answer them by asking what’s bothering them first. (Because the very thing we can learn from most is the lesson that continues to come back to us.) What surprises us is that our passions get bogged down by the resistance to letting our problems go. In other words, we can get stuck in a pattern of trying to the "same old thing the same old way".
Our real lesson is to allow normal life situations to teach us and give us what we need. If we "fight the flow", we’re really fighting ourselves. But, when we honor the lesson, the energy inside of us opens up, (blossoms) and then we’re free again to create what we really want in life.
Some of you may say:
"But, Paul, this sounds a little too "New Agey" for me".
It depends on what you REALLY want in your life. If you want life to be simple and to be in flow (great results with less effort), this may be a good time to just let go of the "old way" and move forward…
Let’s look at today’s theme once again,
"And the day came when the risk it took to remain tight in the bud was more painful than the risk it took to blossom"
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