Years ago, before embarking on my spiritual path, I believed that I would and
should have a career that would last until my retirement. But since then, and
after many years questioning such beliefs and programming, I have come to
realize that it is not in the nature of fluid beings of light to be doing
anything for an extended period of time. Yes, I do agree that there are some
folks who find something they adore and stick with it for their lifetime--but
they are not in the majority. Perhaps we can say that they are blessed with an
unending passion for what they do.
However, for the rest of us, we often
choose a career that is seemingly steadfast and fiscally sound until we find
ourselves terribly bored and without passion. Or maybe we never felt any passion
in the first place for our career or maybe we never knew what we wanted to do in
life at the time we made those choices. If you are one of those people who are
not enthralled with your career--read on.
There's always a moment when
we realize our life is not going in the direction that we always dreamed it
would go it's kind of like getting hit with the cosmic two-by-four and asking:
How did I get here? Sometimes we call that a mid-life crisis, spiritual
breakdown or a come-to-Jesus moment. No matter what we call it--the best aspect
of this realization is that it brings with it unending possibilities and
opportunities--if we are willing to be open to the miracle of life.
Once
this realization comes into our consciousness--normally the next occurrence is
not a vision of us running off, excited to find our next calling. Instead what
happens is an onslaught of every possible reason for not letting go of our
comfortable but mundane lives. The amount of fear-based reasons for not getting
out there and taking a chance at something new are formidable. Perhaps you are
familiar with some of these objections:
* I can't leave where I am until
I have something new in line.
* I don't know what I want and until I do
I should stay with this.
* I'm too old to start something new at this
time.
* I don't have the resources to make what I would like happen.
* I don't know how to create what I would like.
* I don't know
anyone in that business and have no connections.
If any of these
objections have passed through your mind--please see them for what they
are--lies. You are capable of creating anything especially with help. There are
so many people out there willing to assist us in creating our dream--but we must
be willing to start talking about what we would like and asking for assistance.
Believe me, you are never too old to create something new and allow your spirit
to soar. There are no excuses for mediocrity and you pay a very high price for a
little safety in life.
If you haven't thought about any of this
before--perhaps now is the time to meditate on your happiness before the cosmic
two-by-four gets you! Spread your wings, open your heart and fly.
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Sheri Rosenthal DPM is a master Toltec teacher
and author of The Complete Idiot's Guide to Toltec Wisdom and Banish Mind Spam!.
Having trained with don Miguel Ruiz, author of The Four Agreements, she
currently takes students on spiritual journeys www.journeysofthespirit.com
works with personal apprentices and enjoys being extremely happy. You can reach
her at info@sherirosenthal.com or www.sherirosenthal.com and www.withforgiveness.com.
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