100 Days of Wisdom: Wisdom Day 78 – Nothing Ventured, Nothing Gained … GO FOR IT!

Wisdom Day 78

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“Venturing out and trying different things deepens our interest and understanding of the world around us. Just outside our doorstep there is a multitude of customs and cultures waiting to be explored. Consciously entering into this new terrain in turn arouses in us a sense of exhilaration, for we know that with each step we take, there is so much more to discover. By going beyond the confines of your usual routine today, you will find that excitement and new opportunities to expand your horizons await you.” Madisyn Taylor, “Go for It: Making It Happen”

When what you say you want and what you do matches what your heart desires, your mind, body and spirit align with the energetic flow of the Universe. And the Universe, in turn, will meet you where you are and support you in living your best and most authentic life. And seemingly “out of the blue” things suddenly start falling into place. It’s not magic. It’s Divine.

But often times, our heart’s desire requires us to reach beyond our comfort zone, past the self-imposed and perceived external limitations about what is “right” or “prudent” or even “possible”.

But with the Divine ALL things are possible. No exceptions. 

100 Days of Wisdom: Wisdom Day 71 – The Wisdom of Surrendering to a Process We Can’t See

Wisdom Day 71

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“All the buried seeds crack open in the dark the instant they surrender to a process they can’t see. .. As a seed buried in the earth cannot imagine itself as an orchid or hyacinth, neither can a heart packed with hurt imagine itself loved or at peace. The courage of the seed is that once cracking, it cracks all the way.”

~ Mark Nepo, The Book of Awakening (4/5) ~

What a lovely reminder about the spiritual lessons found in nature!

We are surrounded by living wisdom teachers that demonstrate to us how to live fearlessly and faithfully. Their example is a divine testament about how to yield to a spiritual process that cracks us wide open so that we can spring forth from the perceived limits of our current situation and grow into the fullness of the divine being we were created to be and already are.

And Mark’s words also remind us that so much of our potential is actualized in the darkness and just beneath the surface.

And so it seems surrender and courage go hand in hand. It takes courage to surrender. And it takes full surrender to “the process'” — often without knowing the plan or purpose of what we are going through in the moment — to truly grow, to break ground, to see the light and to “be ye transformed”.

100 Days of Wisdom: Wisdom Day 9 — The Wisdom in Surrendering to What Is

Wisdom Day 9

The Wisdom in Surrendering to What Is

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“I detach myself from preconceived outcomes and trust that all is well. Being myself allows the wholeness of my unique magnificence to draw me in those directions most beneficial to me and to all others. This is really the only thing I have to do. And within that framework, everything that is truly mine comes into my life effortlessly, in the most magical and unexpected ways imaginable, demonstrating every day the power and love of who I truly am.”

~Anita Moorjani, Dying To Be Me: My Journey from Cancer, to Near Death, to True Healing~

[revised 9/30/2012]

Greetings!

Today’s Wisdom focuses on the power of surrender.

So much of our daily human experience is bombarded with physical, emotional, mental and spiritual drains and perceived attacks on our well-being. From the moment we wake up until we lay down at night (or just pass out from pure exhaustion) we’re “ON”. We’re expected it to know it all, do it all and to be plugged in 24/7/365 to get it done … like yesterday!

And we’re always working towards some goal, heading toward some destination, trying to accomplish some task or to make something work (a job, a relationship, a desired outcome). We plan with the information we have at that time. The problem is, we never (and I mean ever) have all of the information. In Christian parlance, even at our best we only see through the glass darkly.

So we’re on high alert, trying to please “him”, satisfy “her”, impress “them”. All of that pleasing keeps us on edge as we play various roles, prepared to fight the good fight or to abort the mission altogether and run like hell to escape.

But our bodies are not wired to remain for an extended length of time under “stress-producing” conditions arising in a fight or flight response, intended only to be a short-term acute reaction to fear-producing stimuli. That physiological response to perceived threats has a sound basis in our evolution. But worrying about whether you’d get trampled by a wooly mammoth is one thing; stressing all day everyday over a parking space or a taxi or whether others are judging you for being you is something entirely different.

Some things genuinely do require our full attention, to be sure. But worry is not attention (not the productive kind, anyway); it’s a distraction and an energy drain. And it takes a toll physically, emotionally and, yes, spiritually.