Do you have any of these behaviors when you are trying to get motivated?
*search for inspirational songs, writings or sayings?
*tell everyone who will give you the time of day about your slump?
*decide to start on a totally new different tangent to distract you from the slump?
*eat, drink, and sleep?
*grouse, bemoan, and become confounded?
*use psychological avoidance by creating drama, quarrels, or problems to solve?
Welcome to the world of human being—being confused!
Two things to know: 1. you don’t have to go through this frustration if you have the right tool to use and 2. You have the right tool.
All the right tools are in side of us. Some times these innate tools are referred to a wisdom tools, spiritual tools, or your higher power. It doesn’t matter what you name the tools; what matters is you use them when you need them.
The tool in this circumstance is acceptance. Before you get all “that’s stupid” on me, and let me explain. Acceptance doesn’t mean you LIKE it. It means you have the ability to say, “Okay this is happening now.”
See, when we get busy trying to change what is because we don’t like it—we miss being able to do essentially what we have come into this life to do—learn.
Accepting our get up and go has got up and left, allows us to open with curiosity—not judgment—to introspection about what is working for us and what is not.
Let’s say you have made the common mistake of doing for others, without doing for you, thus no replenishing the well. Well is now dry. No real mystery, but accepting this has happened and contemplating when you got the first signals it was happening, and when you ignored the signals, what was your motivation for ignoring the signals is much needed data for learning.
If you are like most folks, and immediately begin to try to fix, change, alter, and make palatable what is not preferable in life—you are depriving yourself of the data needed to get the results you prefer.
Let whatever is happening, be what is happening. Notice your opinion about it, feelings about it and then LET IT BE. Ask this circumstance what it has to teach you. Honor yourself, open and receive the data and respond to the data.
If you get up and go has got up and went–say,”Thank you. I am listening now. What do you have to teach me?”
You’ll be glad you did.
I think this is one of your best posts! Love it!
I too like the post. Accepting is very hard to do. I am having a hard time accepting my divorce. I feel tossed aside.
I really like the LOA post too. My Favorite is on the womenontheverge.net site! Thank you.
Hi Karen, I am very interested to know if you follow Echart Tolle? I feel much harmony with your words. I like your dealing with practical application. I read so much theory and find practice hard. Are you a Buddhist? I think I also see that in your writing (tweeting) too?
Hi Anna,
I study all Spiritual teachings–and yes I’ve known Echart’s work long before the Power of Now. Practice is where life and your experience of your experience gets “real”. I’d suggest picking one practice–like sitting, quite mind, prayer, meditation and like the commercial says: just do it. As Human beings, we need to interact, with awareness with other energies. I’d suggest starting with one minute–then five minutes–up your time by 2 or 3 minutes when you are comfortable with the time you are sitting. When the same message is resonating with us, it is the message we need to focus on–not the messenger. Blessings, Karen
How are you all today? Liking your post a lot! I My dad told me about your page. Cool!