Reach for a new perspective

You may chuckle at the idea of connecting with other dimensions, different ways of seeing or states of being that do not resonate with your current views. How do you respond to the prospect of change?

Reaching for a new level of self-awareness and understanding invites you discern your self-created limitations.  It encourages you to step outside your comfort zone, to take responsibility for yourself.

At this moment, you contemplate some adjustment, a shift in opinion or life change with implications. Notice possible reasons why discomfort and resistance present.  Why do they reach out for you?

Nothing happens without purpose.  You are here for reassurance and guidance and what you feel is a friendly reminder.  Reconnect with your own unconditional state of freedom. Its the sacred grail of love.

The biggest risk ever follow-up #3

As you evolve through your own life, there may come a time when you stop asking questions and begin savoring each moment.  The idea of taking risks implies you have a hidden fear that things will not work out. You can move beyond that to transcend risk.

For anyone who has been reading "The biggest risk ever" series of posts, you may be wondering what has been  happening with the fairytale romance of two strangers who met in passing on a bus in a foreign country.  Why not share your own risky experience?

People make of their conditions whatever they wish.  You create your dream.  We are each our own messenger of truth. We choose experiences that challenge and stretch us, that may cause us to feel less than worthy.  Yet, whatever you have done or not done, wherever you have been or decided not to go, true love finds you.  Open your senses.

My own fairytale continues.  The marriage is planned to take place as an evening wedding sail  in August on a tall ship.  Funny, how you may have a premonition about an experience and realize your thoughts and feelings are more powerful than you realize.  The revelations that unfold inside me throughout this experience are phenomenal. 

I sense that as you learn to open yourself up to unconditional love, you realize there is more to it than you ever imagined.  Learning to love yourself brings unexpected joy.  All the questions answer themselves.  As you nurture faith and trust, you transform your perception.  Seven countries and an adventurous train trip open my senses wider. One creates and dissolves the illusion of risk. Trust your intuition. Trust the universe. Discover they are one in the same.

Take a risk to listen to your soul

Increasingly, people tell me they feel being torn between providing free services and choosing to charge for what they really love to do. This is a common experience of contemplation for people who lean toward something that differs from people they know.

Yet, no matter what your interests and passions, you might say how you incorporate them into your life relates back to subconscious issues of self-worth and self-confidence.  Are you ready to admit ego exerts control? Willing to move beyond that?

You may hold down a regular job and then, turn to what you really desire to do outside work hours. What does that say about your faith in your abilities?  Now, if you step back and view your choices from a distance, then you might infer you do another job because you feel what you really want to do will not generate enough income to pay your bills, am I correct?  Maybe you're not being fair to yourself by assuming you will not succeed. You must define the risk you think you're avoiding before you can go about overcoming it. 

I wonder if you have explored ways you could generate income by focusing on you greatest passions? You always have a wealth of avenues to explore. For example, on-line and paper publications exist on diverse subjects. Have you uever submitted article ideas? Have you ever particpated in forums with like-minded people who create their own careers?  Maybe you simply wish to feel more comfortable with how you think?

Have you ever participated in workshops or considered organizing your own? Have you ever investigated associations or groups with shared interests? What about a coach to get more focused? If you aren't listening to your soul, you can initiate the journey which will "get you back on track." Being true to yourself isn't a risk unless you give into fear.

The biggest risk ever follow-up #2

So much interest is generated by my "biggest risk ever" series that I am adding a new chapter.  Its a continuing saga.  Sometimes its hard to believe that within 3 years, this adventure has already evolved though over 300,000 miles and 19 countries.  This certainly sets the stage for quite a future, but not perhaps for reasons you will assume.

I have known rustic ships, ferries, paddle steamers, trains, planes, cars, trucks and memorable forms of animal transportation. Rick shaws, tuk tuks, elephants, kyaks and vehicles with no-names. Hang-gliding is even on the horizon.  What's the point of it all?

For me, its not a question of accumulating miles or simply withstanding altitude changes.  Its about learning that as much as we change, we may sense we know more, but ultimately, we remain the same.  We actually begin to discover what we've always known, but have somehow managed to miss.  Tapping into our hearts enables us to connect with others in new ways.

A sense of knowledge begins inside each of us.  It can grow from or touch on others.  It can also be shared. Realizing who we are dissolves any sense of risks.   Interacting with people enables us to come to this realisation at soul-level.  Unless your awareness changes, unless  knowing stems from growth inside yourself, you are unlikely to alter your perceived quality of life. 

Real knowing comes in growing to trust yourself.  Faith is reinforced in what you learn about yourself.  What if you conclude you can't hoard knowledge? Would it matter? Who are you helping along your journey? Having things doesn't enable you to grow, but certain kinds of behavior, like opening your heart, teach you benefits in overcoming fear.

I've learned that if you worry about losing something, you really don't have a grasp on what it is.  A sense of inner poverty or emptiness doesn't change until your're ready.   Each door you come across brings you face-to-face with new doors.  Which ones will you open? The truth that seems the most comfortable option isn't something you can really express.  Truth is never known in its entirety.  You may feel it, sense a kind of growing inner completeness and have visions.   

A forthcoming mysterious trip in April will likely surprise you as much as it does me. Could an unspecified life change really be involved? In the meantime, we'll keep each other in suspense! The best is 'in the now' and it is also yet to come...

"I tried that once and it didn't work!"

You may perceive yourself as the kind of person who is overly-sensitive, too easily discouraged and quickly gives up on yourself before you give yourself a real chance. You may forget, but you didn’t always think this way. Something happened to shatter your self-confidence. Right now is the perfect time for a crash course in the benefits of risk-taking.  Choose to remove the foggy glasses to perceive differently.

1) Discern your innate patterns. As an infant, when you were learning to walk, chances are, you didn’t perfect this skill right away. Infants instinctively exert effort to pick themselves up, after each fall. Since you likely walk upright these days, or at least have experience doing so, you weren’t completely discouraged after your first attempt at walking. You can reflect on other instances where you weren’t easily discouraged. Take when you learned to ride a bike, when you learned a sport or another physical skill. You can train your mind to tap into thought patterns that developed your sense of discipline, patience, focus and a growing appreciation for moment-to-moment experience.

2) Uncover causes of inhibited temperament. Differences in temperament influence different thought patterns in each of us. There is a period in the past when most people feel less inhibited than they feel now. Something happens to trigger that mental change. It has been suggested that preconscious activity in the brain triggers the onset of emotions and only though life experience can each of us become more aware of how they influence our behavior. Harmony and equilibrium can be reviewed throughout your lifetime. What you sense would enable you to achieve these states would evolve (or not) with you.

3) Rethink your perception. Six prominent issues tend to adversely affect people’s risk-taking; ignorance, attachment/ fear, anger, pride, misunderstanding and self-doubt. Each feeling or sensation can be broken down into different parts which help to explain why your mind permits it to form and intensify to control you. As you learn to work backwards, you can realize that each one is linked to something you believe exists when you actually fool yourself. Each one is a clever illusion constructed by your ego which has as its purpose to prevent you from proving who you really are and what you can do. How long will you continue to buy into this irony? You can be your own worst enemy yet, you can also evolve your mind to be your own best friend.