Welcome to Your Life Matters
Welcome Everyone!
I’ve been trying to figure out the best way to approach this BLOG so that it achieves my objectives and meets your specific needs and interests. As with most new ventures in life, what matters most is to allow the process to unfold. While it is great to have a goal in mind, when we become too attached to exactly how that goal should look, we lose out on what greater outcome could arise when we become more detached from the outcome and more present to the journey in getting there. How many times have we heard people say “My life has exceeded my dreams”. This is so because these individuals were open to opportunities and events that lead them in all kinds of different directions with unforeseen opportunities and gifts.
Here’s a simple example. I was working with a woman who was planning on visiting her family on the east coast. She had not been back home in a long time and wanted to make sure the trip went well. She thought and planned out the trip so that she could spend time with as many people as possible during her stay. She arranged to rent a car. She contacted her friends in advance so that they would be available to visit and go certain places. She notified her family members as well so they would block out time for her. She had schedule out most of her trip and was satisfied with how many people she had arranged to see and what to do. The day of the trip arrived. From the get go things went wrong. Family members had unexpected problems arise and were not available to do the things she had planned. Her friends had work conflicts and were also less available. At first, my client worked very hard to try and see if her original plans could be salvaged. Finally, she surrendered and let go of how she thought the trip would be. In doing so, she unexpectedly ran into an old friend with whom she reconnected. In turned out that this friend was planning on moving to the west coast close to where she lived. She also abandoned her ideas of fun adventures and in turn, helped her family deal with their difficulties. In doing so, she got to know her nieces and nephews in new and more meaningful ways. By letting go of her control and allowing the trip to unfold, she was able to experience her visit back home in the way it was meant to be. By becoming present to “what is”, she was also able to release her disappointment and frustration in things not going “her way”.
So in that spirit, join me in discovering how this BLOG unfolds. It is ours to create and continue to recreate as we go along. Hopefully as our community grows in numbers, so shall the expansiveness of thought and content. So let the journey begin. The more participation, the better.
Here’s my question for you. When was the last time you released your attachment to how something should look, be, etc. and what was the result? How easy or difficult is it for you to do so? What are your thoughts on this subject?
We want to know because….Your life matters!
Take care and till next time,
Julie