What, where, when, how - oops!
Tuesday, January 29th, 2008Intentions can be tricky things sometimes! I got an email this morning from a woman who wants to remain anonymous. She did give me permission to share the gist of her situation on my blog, which is this: she’s been trying desperately to create a career in a specific field for more than a year now, but nothing is happening. She wrote to ask my advice, if there was anything I could see that she was doing wrong.
Uh, yeah, one thing jumped out at me right away - she’s trying to control “HOW” this situation comes into being! Rather than just focusing on the end result, she’s setting intentions for all the steps that happen between here and there. I won’t go into a lot of detail about it because it doesn’t really matter for the purposes of this post, but she had a linear view of exactly what needed to happen first, second, third, and so on - to get to her desired end result.
I explained that she needed to let go of “HOW” this all comes about, and focus only on the end result. Let the universe take care of all the stuff in between - and it probably won’t happen the way she’s expecting it to happen! 
Understandably, she was frustrated by my answer because she’s like everyone else - she’s used to trying to control everything. We all do it, and I still catch myself doing it too!
Just this morning I found myself trying to puzzle out a situation I’m working on right now. I was driving along in my car thinking, “Hmmm, I wonder if I did this . . . would that work? Or maybe I should do this instead . . .” Once I realized what I was doing I had to mentally slap my hands, like you would a child who keeps reaching for the hot stove burner!
I then had another one of “those talks” with the universe: “Just let me know if you want me to do something specific to make this happen. Otherwise, I know it will all work out for my highest good.” 
Taking action isn’t always a bad thing, of course. If you feel a nudge in a certain direction, go for it. But there’s a big difference between INSPIRED action and FORCED action. Forced action is when you’re trying to make things go faster, or make things happen in your own way rather than letting the universe orchestrate things for you.
Forced action isn’t always a bad thing either; it can even be helpful in a pinch, but rarely works for long-term situations.
Anyway, bottom line: focus on the end result and let the universe take care of the rest! Put a lot of positive emotion and belief into KNOWING that your desire will be realized - and wait to see what happens! Every time I do this successfully, I’m blown away by the miracles that come my way. Stuff I NEVER could have imagined, let alone orchestrated!
Don’t fear the loss of control - embrace the freedom and ease of not having to take on everything yourself. Your shoulders get awfully tired, carrying around such a heavy load!
Wendy
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