Today I was enlivened and enlightened by a friend who told me I had a secret... yet she didn't know what it was, nor do I.
She’s a gifted tarot reader, among other talents. She often reads me, and others, like a well-worn book. She calmly noted to me that the positive aspect of my personal Pandora's box were yet to be unleashed. Now, this was quite fascinating, very intriguing and genuinely flattering, but also very frustrating. The fact that I’ve felt from a young age a “calling” is true. However, to be stepping into near middle age without the darn thing poking its perky head about yet drive me wild with anticipation and, sometimes, anxiety. Have I missed the boat on opportunity? Was it my personal life, my professional life, or where was it to be shown? What’s taking so long? Why are others lives around me seemingly launching forward with great strides, yet mine appears in slow motion in comparison?
Ahh- comparison, that nasty little bugger of a thought. As my dear friend Sierra refers to in her RAY women’s empowerment magazine’s motto: “Comparison in the thief of joy.”
The greatest secret I learned from the reminder of my personal story I’m writing (literally as I type and figuratively in every motion of every instant I breathe) is that the essence of becoming unfolds with greatest rewards when you simply are being. “Doingness will follow Beingness, as surely as night follows day.”
The moment we surrender to our existence, the sooner we are fulfilled by the very act of existing. Miraculous how logical mathematical thinking may be compared to the chaos versus order of our own analytical lives, huh? If I lose worry and control myself less (subtract these stresses from daily practice) I will be happier (adding peace, calm, contentment, detachment from judgment, etc creates happiness).
Now doesn’t this all fit nicely with meditation. I can hear Max now: “Breathe, calm, connect, chill….”
I encourage you to delve into your inner sanctuary of untapped secrets. You may ponder what’s in store to be unveiled in your own future. May we all be brilliant in releasing great things on this world!