- What do I want from life? What’s important to me?
- How do I get guidance from the Universe? When should I trust my intuition?
- Is my intuition the Universe talking? Or is it simply self-will – and the choices made from this place turn out REALLY BAD? How do I know the difference?
- Do I take the next right step and have faith that “all will be revealed?” Do I have the patience to wait?
So Many Questions!!! Are there any answers?
Oh Jeez – another question!
No one can know why things happen the way they do – in retrospect we may get a glimmer of an idea. But honestly, I see the world from a small speck of infinite space – and I just don’t know. Still, from this speck in space (called me) I will take ownership of my life. I will consider and meditate on what is a priority for me.
I started writing lists about my wants, goals and priorities over 25 years ago. I heard that when I write things down they are more likely to materialize – and I want that edge. Since then, I found this theme all over the place; from workplace S.M.A.R.T goals and development plans, gratitude lists, personal inventories, prayer lists, bucket lists, weight-loss and dietary goals … you name it, someone recommends you write it down. No doubt there’s an “app for that!”
I asked a few close friends to share with me their top goals, as well as how they actually spent their time the past 7-days. The exercise was recommended in the book by Dain Heer, Being You, Changing The World. He suggested we do two things:
- Think “on what you spent most of your time, energy, thoughts and emotions on the last 7 days” – write down these things.
- Then consider: “what five priorities would contribute to generating, creating and instituting the life and living I would truly like to have?” – write down these things.
I am not alone to find my time, day-to-day, spent making a living, doing chores, dealing with the constant barrage of media and junk mail, listening to the voices in my head … focusing on things other than what I say are my priorities.
And these Top Five Priorities – these things I believe will create the life I truly want; they are noble goals and require commitment, effort and discipline (uh, yeah). The Universe probably wants me to go there.
New question – How can I change my world so that my day-to-day actions are my top priorities, and my top priorities are my day-to-day?
I ask this question – and know the Universe will bring the answer. Then comes the hardest question – What can I do to have the patience to wait for it?
“What things soever ye desire, when ye pray, believe that ye receive them, and ye shall have them.” (Mark 11:24)
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