Success

With the guidance of a dear friend, I have begun to re-frame what success looks like in my life. Too long have I subscribed to others’ versions of success…and it’s amazing how deep this one runs. I recently heard that by needing acceptance, we make ourselves invisible. At first I thought this was in regards to being invisible to other people, but as I contemplate it more, I think the greatest detriment is becoming invisible to myself. I’ve spent years and years seeking approval, seeking a rule-book to follow, all the while burying my heart in the mire of what I ‘should’ be doing.

Fast-forwarding to the present, it’s been a journey in itself learning to listen to my Heart again, the way I did when I would run through dense forest, just run, full speed, feeling the thrill of having to improvise on-the-go, feeling the knife-edge of danger as I trees and branches rushed past me. Inspired action flows from this place of Trust and Movement. No time to analyze, no point in considering for too long, it’s upon me now to respond. Action medicine.

So, if I get to decide what success looks like, what world will I shape for myself? What experiences do I want to have in this carnation? I have the opportunity to manifest through my thought, word, and action. This process is opening up in new ways, where I create with my thought & Word. But the truly miraculous thing is that I get to, through inspired action, experience the thing that I have already created. So this ‘success’ that I’ve been striving for need simply be laid down & surrendered to the flame. I then get to collect the very raw material of Creation, my heart’s desires, and form them as clay, breathing new life into that which is new. Together, we get to take the time to create with our thought-energy, allowing the vibration to radiate and transmute matter into what we call the human experience. What a blessing to be connected to such a vibrant community, what a privilege to be given so much, and what a joy to be still observing this miracle move past as a river.

May the yearning of our hearts make themselves known to us, and may we move with the courage to embrace all that is, to say Yes. Yes to the pursuit of what allows me to feel the thrill of being in the flow of heart, free of chains and hooks that cause us to forget the Truth.

You are a child of the Light, dear one. What greater thrill can there be than the fiery pursuit of what your True Self wants?