Do you feel overwhelmed by everything going on in your life ? Does it feel like you have so many decisions to make but don’t even know where to begin ? Are you frustrated and tired of thinking about solutions but getting yourself into even more trouble ? What if it didn’t have to be this way ? What if you could indeed be prepared for anything that life might have in store for you, good or bad ? I am here to tell you that there is a way. And it’s easier than you might think.
Let us first examine why it is that when something arises, we are mostly unprepared and don’t know how to react. I can tell you from my own experience not too long ago, that whenever I did something important, whenever I felt I needed to succeed, I always tried to be a certain way in order to make that happen. When I was going out with friends, I tried to be funny and witty. When I had a date (on rare occasions, I’ll admit), I tried to impress the girl. Every time a lot was in stake, I always tried. Just a few hours before the “event”, I used to develop a mentality, tailored to that event. And worse, during the actual event, I used to repeat in my mind a sentence that would sum up the way I needed to behave. And I did that, obsessively. I did it so often that I felt split, between listening to the one standing across and listening to my own inner voice. You can imagine that all this didn’t go too well. I had my head high in the clouds, was absent-minded and couldn’t pay proper attention to the conversation, because I was so preoccupied with who I needed to be. And I wasn’t even able to be that certain someone that I thought I had to be. Being funny is ok, but not if you do it all the time. Impressing the girl is ok, but not if you do it all the time. I spent years trying to become someone else. And the thought never occurred to me, that maybe I had it all backwards...
As I grew tired of trying and of wearing all these different masks, I started to just be myself. I took deep breaths and started to rely on my intuition. I stopped the inner voice from interrupting me. Which wasn’t even the inner voice to begin with, it was my voice, the voice of my ego. Then something remarkable happened. I felt ready! I somehow felt that I could tackle anything, just because my head was now firmly planted on my shoulders. My eyes were open and so were my ears. I was there, in the moment, able to react instantly to anything that came my way. And always in the best possible way, the one most appropriate for that specific moment. What did I do different ? I didn’t do anything anymore. I stopped trying and simply allowed. To be ready for anything, all you need is to get out of the way. Your intuition is something that you can always rely on, not just on a few occasions, but every minute of every day. Let me ask you something. Are you trying to breathe right now ? I bet you you’re not. Only now that I mentioned it you’re looking at yourself, noticing that your chest is moving. Inhaling, exhaling... And you know what would happen if you didn’t breathe anymore, right ? And still, you’re not trying to. You’re not even thinking about it. If something as important as breathing is done naturally, why can’t all things in our lives be done that way ? There is no reason. There is no reason why we should be caught off guard by anything. No reason to be tormented by decisions. No reason to ever despair. You are already perfect. That’s not just the title of this blog which I’m trying to justify, it is the way things are.
What thoughts are going through your mind right now ? Are they coming from your intuition or the part of you that is afraid ? Do you perform well when the unexpected happens ? If not, are you prepared to make a change ? Leave a comment below and let me know.
Be free and listen to your true inner voice!
