Leap and the net will appear
I know there is SO much talk of this/like this out there. But I have to say that it really works for and HAS worked for me in the past. One small example is when I was doing some temp work at a magazine. I agreed to step in as a favor to the H.R. person with whom I'd worked during my time at Bon Appetit. I also agreed to take on this temp gig because I was going on almost two years of being unemployed and I needed SOMETHING. So I went to the office, doing work that was not my passion, all the while feeling demoralized...dieing a little on the inside every day.
When the day came to consider moving from temporary to permanent I knew I was at a turning point. I could stay and be miserable - employed, but miserable. Or I could walk away (which was the original deal) and trust that something better, more appropriate would present itself. I literally said to myself "Leap and the net will appear" (please note: I am not claiming to coin that phrase, merely borrow and use).
Two short months later I was contacted about a temp-to-perm gig doing Event Marketing and on show floor execution for a Fashion Trade Show. The rest is my reality. As you all know I am full time and I absolutely love my job. It reminds me of the way I used to feel going to work at Morningstar back in the 90s. Oy, the 90s - that was like SO long ago, yeah?
The point: know yourself, your limits, your loves, your not-loves and of course, ultimately trust. Also know that there's work to do, things don't just land on your lap. But once you do the work and things start to appear it actually kinda does seems as though they just "land on your lap" with the least amount of effort.
Read and let me know your thoughts.
xoxo
Don
March 21, 2012
Without a Net
Living Life with Trust
When we continually live our life with a safety net it creates a barrier to our freedom.
As we create the life of our dreams, we often reach a crossroads where the choices seem to involve the risk of facing the unknown versus the safety and comfort of all that we have come to trust. We may feel like a tightrope walker, carefully teetering along the narrow path to our goals, sometimes feeling that we are doing so without a net. Knowing we have some backup may help us work up the courage to take those first steps, until we are secure in knowing that we have the skills to work without one. But when we live our lives from a place of balance and trust in the universe, we may not see our source of support, but we can know that it is there.
If we refuse to act only if we can see the safety net, we may be allowing the net to become a trap as it creates a barrier between us and the freedom to pursue our goals. Change is inherent in life, so even what we have learned to trust can surprise us at any moment. Remove fear from the equation and then, without even wondering what is going on below, we can devote our full attention to the dream that awaits us.
We attract support into our lives when we are willing to make those first tentative steps, trusting that the universe will provide exactly what we need. In that process we can decide that whatever comes from our actions is only for our highest and best experience of growth. It may come in the form of a soft landing, an unexpected rescue or an eye-opening experience gleaned only from the process of falling. So rather than allowing our lives to be dictated by fear of the unknown, or trying to avoid falling, we can appreciate that sometimes we experience life fully when we are willing to trust and fall. And in doing so, we may just find that we have the wings to fly.
When we believe that there is a reason for everything, we are stepping out with the safety net of the universe, and we know we will make the best from whatever comes our way.
When the day came to consider moving from temporary to permanent I knew I was at a turning point. I could stay and be miserable - employed, but miserable. Or I could walk away (which was the original deal) and trust that something better, more appropriate would present itself. I literally said to myself "Leap and the net will appear" (please note: I am not claiming to coin that phrase, merely borrow and use).
Two short months later I was contacted about a temp-to-perm gig doing Event Marketing and on show floor execution for a Fashion Trade Show. The rest is my reality. As you all know I am full time and I absolutely love my job. It reminds me of the way I used to feel going to work at Morningstar back in the 90s. Oy, the 90s - that was like SO long ago, yeah?
The point: know yourself, your limits, your loves, your not-loves and of course, ultimately trust. Also know that there's work to do, things don't just land on your lap. But once you do the work and things start to appear it actually kinda does seems as though they just "land on your lap" with the least amount of effort.
Read and let me know your thoughts.
xoxo
Don
March 21, 2012
Without a Net
Living Life with Trust
When we continually live our life with a safety net it creates a barrier to our freedom.
As we create the life of our dreams, we often reach a crossroads where the choices seem to involve the risk of facing the unknown versus the safety and comfort of all that we have come to trust. We may feel like a tightrope walker, carefully teetering along the narrow path to our goals, sometimes feeling that we are doing so without a net. Knowing we have some backup may help us work up the courage to take those first steps, until we are secure in knowing that we have the skills to work without one. But when we live our lives from a place of balance and trust in the universe, we may not see our source of support, but we can know that it is there.
If we refuse to act only if we can see the safety net, we may be allowing the net to become a trap as it creates a barrier between us and the freedom to pursue our goals. Change is inherent in life, so even what we have learned to trust can surprise us at any moment. Remove fear from the equation and then, without even wondering what is going on below, we can devote our full attention to the dream that awaits us.
We attract support into our lives when we are willing to make those first tentative steps, trusting that the universe will provide exactly what we need. In that process we can decide that whatever comes from our actions is only for our highest and best experience of growth. It may come in the form of a soft landing, an unexpected rescue or an eye-opening experience gleaned only from the process of falling. So rather than allowing our lives to be dictated by fear of the unknown, or trying to avoid falling, we can appreciate that sometimes we experience life fully when we are willing to trust and fall. And in doing so, we may just find that we have the wings to fly.
When we believe that there is a reason for everything, we are stepping out with the safety net of the universe, and we know we will make the best from whatever comes our way.
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