08-16-2009, 10:42 PM
One of the main patterns in my life is that whenever I’ve tried to push myself or consciously direct my life, it’s all gone horribly wrong. When I’ve gone with the flow things happen perfectly and beautifully – the path of least resistance and all that - it makes life nice and easy lol!
Wonder why it took me so long to figure that out?
Hi Lorna,
Thank you for sharing your story. I can really relate to your final comment. I have learned the hard way to go with the flow and trust that my job is not to force open the doors of opportunity. My job is to learn to recognize when those doors have been opened for me! I have had many blessings in life as well as many setbacks. The blessings were unexpected. In fact, I had to develop the courage to accept them into my life. But when I have tried to make things happen by my own effort, the doors have slammed shut.
Also, I admire that you accept yourself as is. My best friend developed alopecia univeralis when we were about thirty. It was very difficult for him as we were in a rock band and he had long hair (mid 1980's). He eventually learned that we loved him for who he was, not how much hair he had. Now that he accepts himself, he has an incredible stage presence during our live shows.
One final comment. I became a single parent during 1990. My wife left me and our three children. I was on the corporate fast track but took a job where I could be home every evening with my children. It completely transformed my life. Prior to then, my focus was on climbing the corporate ladder, playing music and fine-tuning my golf game. Afterward, I actually spent time with my children and learned to really enjoy being a parent. My children are about your age and now they are grown with children of their own. Unfortunately, I was not spiritually awake when I was raising them. You have the advantage of raising your son with the full knowledge that he is a spark of the divine!
May you have many blessings, love and light as you move forward on your path.
Wonder why it took me so long to figure that out?
Hi Lorna,
Thank you for sharing your story. I can really relate to your final comment. I have learned the hard way to go with the flow and trust that my job is not to force open the doors of opportunity. My job is to learn to recognize when those doors have been opened for me! I have had many blessings in life as well as many setbacks. The blessings were unexpected. In fact, I had to develop the courage to accept them into my life. But when I have tried to make things happen by my own effort, the doors have slammed shut.
Also, I admire that you accept yourself as is. My best friend developed alopecia univeralis when we were about thirty. It was very difficult for him as we were in a rock band and he had long hair (mid 1980's). He eventually learned that we loved him for who he was, not how much hair he had. Now that he accepts himself, he has an incredible stage presence during our live shows.
One final comment. I became a single parent during 1990. My wife left me and our three children. I was on the corporate fast track but took a job where I could be home every evening with my children. It completely transformed my life. Prior to then, my focus was on climbing the corporate ladder, playing music and fine-tuning my golf game. Afterward, I actually spent time with my children and learned to really enjoy being a parent. My children are about your age and now they are grown with children of their own. Unfortunately, I was not spiritually awake when I was raising them. You have the advantage of raising your son with the full knowledge that he is a spark of the divine!
May you have many blessings, love and light as you move forward on your path.