You have no idea how magical
you are.
Most of us could never
imagine the fire and promise we hold. We live in a culture that tells us to be “realistic.”
That means dampen our enthusiasms and compromise our vision. We are encouraged
to bow to the known world, and shun our unknown powers. But that’s not why we’re
here. We’re here to listen to our Divine hearts, spread our wings, and awaken
the invincible love inside us. We’re here to discover, express, and release our
true capacity.
When you follow
inspiration, you follow an invitation to be more than you knew you were. You draw
out unlimited powers. You can sing, you can heal, you can run a business, and
you can meet the people you need to meet. It’s where you take a different track
and love replaces fear and ease eclipses struggle. Our dreams come from a
divine source. Moving in the direction of our dreams moves us toward our
divinity. How many of us, in the name of safety, have spent a life time trying
to put a cork on the genie? But that which fascinates you grants you wings. Anything
you love holds power. There are miracles waiting for you in the “forbidden
country” of your true desires.
But most of us deny our
inspired selves. We choose tired lives instead. I know I did. I had always
wanted to be a writer, but like many creative individuals, I was told that
writing wouldn’t make me money. Surely, it would make me take heroin or date
someone other than a lawyer or a dentist. That’s the message I got growing up
in New York with practical and opinionated Irish Catholic parents.
With buried dreams, I made
it through school. Later, I had menial jobs then I received a great position working
for a huge corporate law firm and I loved it! But one day, I just couldn’t go
on. I didn’t want to live one more day as a person working to make someone else
money, no matter how much money I made. I felt as though I was dying. I thought
I was broken, wounded, and incapable of a normal adult life. I didn’t know I
was falling apart, because there was another part of myself that was so strong
and filled with love and creativity it couldn’t bear one more day of denying
its true life and contribution. That was the day I felt this wildness in my
bones I didn’t understand and I couldn’t control. That was the day I met my mystical
self.
Who I am is waiting for
courage. The one I want, the one I will become will catch me- That is how it works.
We are drawn to where we belong. When we crave something we think is
impossible, that’s Magnificent Life hands us a holy invitation. Our feelings are
our doorways. Leading us- into a new world- a new way of being with new powers
to bring to this world- Amazing!
I had this presence inside
me who could guide me anywhere, into any territory, in a way that felt natural
and unassailable to me. I had never even thought to dream of having this kind
of strength. The Divine had finally become real to me. I could finally feel the
Love of the Universe because I was doing something that I loved. Sometimes, you
just don’t know what’s in your tool kit until you try a different tool. I urge
you to put down the sledge hammer of “practicality.” Do something you love for
just an hour and see if you don’t feel safer and fuller in your life.
Sometimes you don’t know
your secrets yet, because you haven’t found what interests you. But once you
encounter what you immerse yourself in, the laws of gravity beat, and your
cells chitter into champagne bubbles, and your identity changes. Albert
Einstein was actually considered to be mentally slow. But at the age of 14,
someone gave him a book about geometry. Einstein devoured it. It was as if his
mind was awakened from after a long sleep. He became a voracious reader of
books on philosophy. He went on to teach at Princeton University, discover the theory of relativity and unlock the
secrets of the universe. Einstein originally seemed like a misfit. Yet his
secret self was a philosophic and scientific genius, only requiring his true
interests to unlock his great nature.
This mystical self still
never ceases to amaze me. If you told me years ago, that I’d not only have the
courage to write a book on my own, that later I’d travel around the country
speaking to people , I would have told you it was impossible. I have anxiety
issues, for God’s sake. I’m Catholic and I have to be rational for God’s sakes!
I was trained to think like a New Yorker, someone who sees the liabilities
lurking in absolutely everything-It’s a litigious society - Everyone is an
S.O.B until proven otherwise, Expect the worst if the best happens great if not
you will not be disappointed. Now here I was jumping on planes, walking alone
in new cities, stepping up to the front of the room and telling people that you
“can’t plan an inspired life.” Who is that woman I kept saying over and over- I
wonder? I know- She is the woman I was born to be. She is the woman who is born
in me because I’m inspired, aligned and enflamed by love, clarity, creativity
and conviction. I know I will discover more resources as I deepen. I love this
adventure of discovering new engines, wings, and veins of gold.
Years ago, I witnessed the
perfect metaphor for this mystical self. I lived in Montana where it tends to be cold and wet. One year we got
more moisture than usual. Later in the week, I had new plants welcoming me in
my garden. They just sprang up out of no where. When I saw these new flowers
that I’d never planted, I wondered if I hadn’t been blessed by the craftiness of
urban fairies LOL. A gardener friend had another explanation. Steve told me
that the seeds had always been there. Until now, they hadn’t gotten sufficient
moisture. With the new weather conditions, the seeds had finally received what
they needed to grow into the all these beautiful possibilities of textures and
colors.
The seeds had always been
there- What a beautiful Metaphor for a mystical life.
So it is with you- you are
meant to flourish. If you give yourself the right conditions, you will unfurl
surprise and delight yourself. Inspiration calls you to surpass your present
conditions, and blossom into your whole self, your true unassailable nature. It’s
not a life of holding on to what you know, but daring to discover the abundance
that you do not know.
I urge you to embody all
that you were born to be. You have so many more resources than you know.
No comments:
Post a Comment