in the messiness

Surrender into life, be in the messiness, live within the wonder — that is all, that is enough

Sometimes we run so fast — away from or toward, who knows? — that we don’t notice the slippery mud that splatters our shoes. Maybe we even think, “If I stop, I will be sucked into this quagmire.” Or, “I’m almost there, I can’t stop now.” We run and run until we drop from exhaustion right into that slimy quagmire that we feared.

Now what? Well, we can no longer ignore our circumstances. So, we stop. Survey the landscape. Maybe point out the positives,  you know, those things that we like. At some point we realize that in order to avoid falling into the messiness, we’ve got to do something. That something is to realize that while we do need to identify what is going on, we don’t have to like where we find our self. 

What do we do with what we know? 

Be in the messiness

Seldom can we say, “I am done with this mess. I am starting anew.” First we need to be in the messiness. Unless we resolve the mess, it follows us. If we ignore it, the mess grows into yet a bigger monster. So, be in the messiness no matter what is happening. 

You don’t have to like your current situation. That is a given. Accept that within the messiness are gems — challenges to meet and lessons to learn. The messiness invites us to be this courageous warrior that braves the messy not to slay dragons but to befriend them. Once befriended, we use the dragon’s strength to bolster our own as we surrender into the messiness.

Surrender into the life

Surrender is not an act of giving up. By surrendering, we objectively enter the tangle of the quagmire. We witness what has us in knots and what is unraveling. We see how we slip through some loosened knots and what needs to be untangled a little bit more. All the time we breathe into the moment. Find our calm. Find the courage and the strength to work our way out of the messiness.  

The more we surrender, the easier it is to see what calls us out of the messiness. We become part of the magic energy of transformation! That magic energy is the wonder threaded through the messiness.

Live within the wonder that is your life

Messiness does not exist in a vacuum. Where there is messiness, there is wonder. Sometimes we have to dig deep to find the wonder tangled in the threads of messy. Trust me, it is there. Sometimes this discovery means asking yourself where the wonder is and then holding on to those morsels of hope. No matter how difficult the situation, the light of ourself — when we believe in our self— glints off of  challenges and brings us through the other side.  

Hoping you find the wonder during your time in the messy!

Van Hurst, ms, is an intuitive-coach-catalyst. As a contemplative coach, she uses mindfulness practices and intuition tools to create strategies for navigating the mundane and extraordinary. The result of time with Van? Being the change you want to see in the world by creating a blueprint for your life through a deeper connection to your intuition and contemplative nature. 

Van is a professional speaker & author who weaves inner wisdom into all she touches. Her books are available @ www.wildefyrpress.com. Her most recent book, As Natural As Breathing: Being Intuitive, is available on Amazon. Contact Vanessa for life coaching, intuitive consultations, keynotes, and programs.

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