I really can't speak for anyone else here, but in my moments of solace, every introspection or retrospection I have given myself the luxury to indulge in regarding what I have deemed my many 'failures' in life have all led me to one very uncomfortable realization - that most often than not I was the one standing in the way of my success and happiness. Yep! No one else. For all my subconscious strategies of blaming x, y or z for my unhappiness; all the while it was me sabotaging my own success and holding me back from reaching my full potential.
We really are more in control of our destiny than we think. But... herein lies the very problem - control - and our desire to have too much of it.
We are so conditioned to take control, act now, grip things by the horn, be in the forefront and try our hardest to make a success out of every situation - that sometimes we forget to relinquish it; which we absolutely must do if we want reciprocity from the Universe. You see, its a game of back and forth that the universe plays with us - and in this game, we play our hand and then we need to wait for the Universe to play theirs - and sometimes the Universe in doing so shows us other paths and ways that lead to our winning - just like a chess move from your opponent opens up new strategies and thinking avenues for you in a game of chess. The only difference is the Universe is not an opponent; it always, always without fail acts for you and with you, and never against you. Even though sometimes it seems that way when nothing is working out for you. That's the Universe's way of saying 'Stop!, Quit! that is not the path you were meant to be on.'
But in our insane need for control, for always being on top and desiring instant results and gratification, we never let the Universe show its hand. We never step back and say 'that was my best move; what do you say to that?' We never wait for the Universe to put things in action for us. We crash headlong into our moves, one after another; thinking 'I know how to do this'; and in doing just that we limit our chances of success because we are closing off all the alternate strategies and paths the Universe would have shown us to guarantee our success a 100%. No wonder we get so frustrated so often as we do. Its us getting in our own way.
Hmmm! I really need to learn to get out of my own way, and relinquish the insane need for always being in control.
We really are more in control of our destiny than we think. But... herein lies the very problem - control - and our desire to have too much of it.
We are so conditioned to take control, act now, grip things by the horn, be in the forefront and try our hardest to make a success out of every situation - that sometimes we forget to relinquish it; which we absolutely must do if we want reciprocity from the Universe. You see, its a game of back and forth that the universe plays with us - and in this game, we play our hand and then we need to wait for the Universe to play theirs - and sometimes the Universe in doing so shows us other paths and ways that lead to our winning - just like a chess move from your opponent opens up new strategies and thinking avenues for you in a game of chess. The only difference is the Universe is not an opponent; it always, always without fail acts for you and with you, and never against you. Even though sometimes it seems that way when nothing is working out for you. That's the Universe's way of saying 'Stop!, Quit! that is not the path you were meant to be on.'
But in our insane need for control, for always being on top and desiring instant results and gratification, we never let the Universe show its hand. We never step back and say 'that was my best move; what do you say to that?' We never wait for the Universe to put things in action for us. We crash headlong into our moves, one after another; thinking 'I know how to do this'; and in doing just that we limit our chances of success because we are closing off all the alternate strategies and paths the Universe would have shown us to guarantee our success a 100%. No wonder we get so frustrated so often as we do. Its us getting in our own way.
Hmmm! I really need to learn to get out of my own way, and relinquish the insane need for always being in control.
