A realization recently came to me about goals and desires as I was wondering why one of my long held intentions was not yet coming to pass. In a time of meditation, I became aware that my actions were not congruent with my desire. What a revelation!
It tends to take a lot longer to manifest when we desire something but then go into absolutely no action to support it! By taking actions, no matter how small, we add energy and give fuel to our intention. We are working with the Universe, in partnership, to bring together the object of our desire. The action can be as simple as placing five dollars into a jar to begin saving for a new project, making some phone calls or beginning research. “Never leave the scene of a decision without taking an action,” says success coach Anthony Robbins and when I remember to do that, I always have great success.
Sometimes, however, I find myself unable to take that small action and I have to ask, why? Do I really, really desire it or is there something else, namely my ego mind, holding me back? Sometimes I begin dreading in advance the energy I’ll have to expend to accomplish my goal or I get fearful that I don’t actually have the know-how. Yup, that’s the ego mind alright, but once we cast the light of awareness on it, the ego retreats and we can feel freer to move full steam ahead.
Then there are the times when we fervently place forth our desires, we go into action, we visualize and hold our intention with love in our minds and hearts and — nothing. At every turn we are met with an obstacle or a frustrating dead end. But what I have more often than not been ecstatic to find is thank God I didn’t get it! Somewhere down the road I see that if I had received what I wanted, I would be in big trouble now! I’m really glad to know that the Divine, with its infinite purview, is watching out for me and presents to me something even better than I was looking for. We just can’t go wrong when we embrace the Infinite in our every moment.
When I look back over my life I can honestly say that virtually everything I have ever desired has come to pass, that or something better. Just knowing that we can’t not manifest all that we’ve ever dreamed of imbues our intentions with faith, the main ingredient we must have to manifest and see our actions bear fruit.
Every day can be a day we start over and begin anew, not just New Year’s Day. Every moment holds the opportunity for a fresh start. And each one of us holds the power for our own destiny. That power is not held by our employer, our partner or mate, the club we belong to or the church we visit. If something isn’t working in our lives we have the unlimited power and the precious responsibility to change or upgrade it and to make our own way in this world.
I always observe with amazement the billions of people who ceaselessly respond to the innate desire to create and to serve. It’s one of the most beautiful aspects of living on this planet. All over the world in this very moment are countless human beings hard at work making something new or giving to others. It’s our way of giving back to the Divine who has given us so much. That active drive ‘to do’ should be embraced rather than shunned. Some say there is nothing to do but ‘to be,’ however this Yin-Yang world begs for the balance of opposites. Being in creative service and action is one magnificent way we express our love for all of Creation. It causes us to feel alive and it makes our work the richest, most spectacular tapestry of Light!
Be in service. Be creative this year. The world needs you. Let’s dream big in 2009! All is possible!
