My dearest readers,
following the last post on living large I must
stress that doing an extra step is not entirely a subject grounded
in our sense of motivation and inspiration. Sometimes we have to give it a bit
of time and be patient, give it time to grow, needless to say that we cannot
control it all at all times. Sometimes we just have to whisper words of wisdom
to ourselves and let it be.
On our way to making dreams come true there is
no one size fits all, there is only a need for action in due time. We have to
wait for our shot, take and catch a breath, observe, prepare, and be ready for
when our time has come. "The sun will rise and set regardless. What we choose
to do with the light while it's here is up to us" (Alexandra Elle). Therefore
we must, in fact, know when to stand up and when to stand down, know what is
right that day, this very hour, what is right in the present moment, because we
have to make decisions and are—personally—held
accountable for whatever decision we make. We have agency, but what we must not
or don't need to do is succumb to the urgency of
inspiration, and we often tend to wonder whether we're doing enough.
We can pump inspiration and motivation into our
lives with thousands of pounds per square inch every day, but we must be aware
that there is a vortex of circumstance beyond our control. "You don't get to
game the system of your life. You just don't. You don't get to control every
outcome and aspect as a way to never give in to the uncertainty and
unpredictability of something that's beyond what you understand. It's the basis
of presence: to show up as you are in this moment and let that be enough" (Jamie Varon). Let it be, but don't let it slip.
A hunter doesn't go out into the woods for a
minute or two and expects to bring home some game, he prepares, studies maps
and terrain and more, veils himself in camouflage to sit out in the cold long
before the sun comes up. He can do so much and be in the prone for hours, but
there are days nothing shows and he goes home only to try it again another day.
We can think of all things up front, before
going out and hunting dreams, but we must also be aware that we are not in
control over when we get our shot and
can throw our lucky punch. "Patience," David G. Allen writes, "is the calm
acceptance that things can happen in a different order than the one you have in
mind." The timing you have your mind set on is often not the right timing for
your wishes and dreams to come through and true. But preparing for that one
shot can give you the necessary confidence that when you have eyes on the
target all you've got to do is pull the trigger. Be patient, but be prepared,
because when you're prepared the question whether you're doing enough or not is
redundant.
Lose yourself, in your dreams and in your heart, full-heartedly, with a clear focus through your scope of passion and faith, your finger sliding the trigger backwards with the tranquility of an ancient Stoic. And ask yourself: If you had one shot, one opportunity, would you capture, or just let it slip? Let it be, but when it is, let it be yours and snipe and make things happen and shoot...bang! #MomentumToGo
