We have great plans — phenomenal pathways to transformation. The weather seems perfect to accomplish them. Then the rains come. The river rises. The current quickens. The pathway to our plans — our hopes and dreams — are swept away in an instant.
Maybe we dive into the water and tugged on our dreams mired in the tangle. Ripping them free, we valiantly swim against the current sure that we will find elusive dry ground. Sure that we will be able to resuscitate said hopes and dreams.
Perhaps we go a different route. We judge everything as hopeless. We plop upon the sodden ground bemoaning the foe that prevented our realized dreams. We are unmindful of the rising water as it edges closer and closer further obscuring our path.
But, there is a middle ground between almost drowning in the swift current and giving up. We can be in the tumult and the uncertainty without being caught in the undercurrent of unrecognizable hopes and dreams or stuck in the futility of dreams lost. We can survey the damage without giving in to despair. Walking between the two is a tricky balance point we seek.
How do we find this balance point? How de we become the balance point? For me, it begins by acknowledging those feelings of hopelessness and frustrations. I allow them to wash over me without allowing them to dig into my flesh or pushing them away. I affirm that the feelings define the situation. I accept on a soul level that neither those feelings nor the situation define me.
That is the toughest part — not being defined by what is happening to me. When I acknowledge these feelings, I let them wash over me without judgment. By not clinging to them they are no longer integral to my being They become part of the tumult. In this shift I am no longer threatened by drowning. Rather, the stream washes me clean, lays me bare, and clears my sight.
The true adventure begins when we let go of those plans that no longer suit us. By letting go, we open to a new path that is less a detour and more a realignment of our soul purpose. This path leads us to where we need to be. When we are nonattached to what we think we should be, who we truly are is revealed.
Nonattachment provides us the space to clearly hear the voice of our intuition. And we, step by step, follow that voice leading us to our soul purpose. We hear the song in the tumult. It invites us to be in harmony with our self. Aligned with our soul purpose we dance because our feet will not stop singing transformation.
Vanessa F. Hurst, ms, is a Neural Synchrony™ facilitator, professional speaker, and author who weaves her inner wisdom into all she touches. Her books are A Constellation of Connections: Contemplative Relationships and Engaging Compassion Through Intent & Action. Vanessa assists clients in navigating their life paths with intuition. Contact Vanessa @ vanessa@intentandaction.com for keynotes, programs, and consultations.
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Beautiful thoughts Vanessa. Thank You and Blessings, Carol
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