Create Being Where You Are with Joy
I made a decision that I wanted to semi-retire from my day job. I don’t have the personality to just retire and have a life of leisure – that sounds too boring for me. What I want is to reinvigorate and reinvent my future with what I’m Passionate about – my True Work path. I have a yearning for something that is more a Heart Based Service.
I made this decision and started taking actions to make this happen about six months ago. Once I made this decision, I started noticing that I had unintentionally adopted a short timer’s impatient attitude. I don’t want to say a bad attitude, just in my free time having preoccupation and imagination of what might be next. It has not affected my being of service to my clients. Because the truth is, I do want to be of Service to my current clients and colleagues. The truth is, there are still personal challenges in my current job which I’m looking forward to being opportunities for my professional and spiritual growth. And I’ll still be working part of the week at my day job – hence semi-retired. I made this decision to give myself time to transition. Today is the first day of this transition!
I have noticed that there is some impatience in me – wanting the next chapter of my life to be revealed, and have it be a done deal right now. I was stressing on “figuring out my future.” I think this is how our minds work. We can be perfectly happy with our life circumstances, then we determine we want something different, and all of a sudden, we are not happy. A job that I have really enjoyed and experienced wonderful growth from, I’m now seeing as not giving me the same challenge and fulfillment.
“Figuring out my future” is such a ridiculous thing. We make plans, and the Universe laughs – and regardless, I want to be guided to my next life adventure. The things that have happened to me and for me, that have had the most profound changes in my life, have never been anything I figured out and tried to force to happen. They have all flowed into my life as if by magic.
How can I get a better attitude? When I concentrate on my Excitement about my New Exploration (instead of worrying), I immediately get an attitude adjustment. Being Joyful and Grateful in this moment – in every moment – allows me to be open to next right steps – to Intuitive messages from the Universe. And if I can recalibrate my attitude to Joy, despite my circumstances (and all of us can do this), I have immeasurably more Energy to act on those Intuitive messages.
We sometimes want something different or better but our judgements and old ideas about ourselves keep us stuck in place. We end up seeking comfort in the easy familiar – whether we like that familiar or not. Stepping outside our comfort zone can be very scary. It requires Trust – of the Universe, of others, and of ourselves. But taking small baby steps gets us used to getting outside our comfort zone and practicing being our most Authentic Selves.
Centered Action:
Do whatever you are doing now…and Create it Being a Joy. And if what you are doing is not aligned with your Heart’s Desire…take a baby step in that direction with Joy.
To our Health and Well Being!!
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Keep the Faith. Clean up the messes in Your Path. Give to Someone Else.
And Be Your Most Magnificent Self…
Jody Drexler