The tribe has spoken
Feeling caught
Life events can feel like a gameshow. Just when you get through one sorry task another one looms up for your attention. There may not be a lot of down time in between but when it occurs, humans get suspicious that something bigger is about to happen. In our minds, the universe if giving us time to catch our breaths. Let me tell you the truth. The universe might not care about your need to breathe. In fact, the mere fact that you got through that last challenge so well is the best reason to give you another. You are a survivor even if you are just now trying to figure out how to make fire consistently. Everything that you have encountered in life so far, even if it didn’t work out the way you wanted, was a part of the plan. Until you get some distance from these events, it is impossible to get any clarity about them. Hindsight might really be 100%. The lag in time is due to the growth that needs to happen after each obstacle. You might stumble all of the way through whatever was put in your way. Falling does not register as success unless you are a toddler strengthening your thigh muscles by frequent slips toward the floor. Think about stepping across shallow moving water and how slippery the rocks are. You may need to wobble to catch your balance but once you slow down and focus closely on what you are doing, the lack of a bridge doesn’t matter. Getting through, around, beyond, over and past stuff in life is the actual journey. Those times are when your life muscles get created. That’s when you discover your fire.
Take Five
Each week this year, read through the suggestions and see how they call out to you.
- Do you like to work alone?
- What are you focusing on about yourself?
- How do you feel when you are judged on your skills?
- How can you look at your past differently?
- What do you want to find in your near future?
Come back each day to see if something changes about the effect of an activity. Repeat choices to identify different thoughts. You are not the same person every day. Your life shouldn’t be either.
Live Alive
