Why do we sometimes become
numb in the wake of our greatest opportunities? When our desires start manifesting often it can be scary or
overwhelming. Suddenly our minds
start racing with endless scenarios, routes, and roadblocks that don’t even
exist. We immediately start
panicking and exhausting our peace over the very thing that should be bringing
us bliss. But why? Well, if you’re like me maybe you’re
caught up in the “how” of it all.
So often when we have some
giant venture approaching we become paralyzed by the daunting question,
“how?” How am I ever going to get this done? How am I ever going to find the time? HOW!! Well, first off, by not asking “how” is how you’ll get
it done. When we ask “how”
constantly we’re not trusting in what we’ve set out for ourselves, or more
importantly what our desires are revealing to us. No one ever knows how anything is going to get done because
the how is unimportant. The “do”
is… the action of making it happen.
Sounds so simple but it’s hard to put into practice.
Think of driving in the
dark. When you’re driving home
from work late at night you know that home is the final destination. Now, before you get in the car you
don’t stop and think, “how the hell am I going to get home!? It’s so dark!” You just start driving. Your headlights can only reveal so much
road before you… your headlights can’t see 20 miles ahead of your car, but you
continue to journey home taking the road one mile at a time. You know where you’re headed and yes
you can’t see the path in front of you, but your headlights reveal more and
more of the road as you go. You
are driving!
We have to be drivers! Once you start driving you find that
it’s not nearly as bad as you thought.
But we have to be willing to start the car and go. Throw the car in reverse, put your foot
on the pedal… easy! See, we don’t
even think about it, we just do.
We venture out into the darkness knowing we will reach our
destination. Our headlights will
reveal the way home one-mile at a time.
Why can’t our work of manifesting our desires be the same way? You know what you want… that’s what
matters. If you know what you want
in your life, that’s where you start.
The drive to that destination will be revealed one mile at a time. Don’t get overwhelmed by the big picture
or the “how,” just focus on the first thing in front of you. Inevitably that will lead somewhere
else which will lead somewhere else, and so on.
Know what
you want and start building it one task at a time. There is no “how” or “when” because everything will be
revealed in good time if you are in line with your desires. Just like Rihanna said, “Baby, you got
the keys. Now shut up and drive!” Oh yeah, I went there! Maybe it won’t be as scary as you
thought, or maybe it’s more terrifying than you ever imagined! Either way you’ll have learned something
and will forever be changed. How
can you take action today towards your greatest opportunity? I’d love to hear in the comments.
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“The
best way out is always through” - Robert Frost
“Do
not wait to strike till the iron is hot; but make it hot by striking.”
-William B. Sprague
