I love coming across small treasures that have been tucked away or put on one of my bookshelves, inadvertently hiding for a perfect moment. This happened to me this week. It has been one of those times I've had to call upon both capacity to get what seemed an overwhelming stack of things to do DONE and a deep sense of faith to make it through. I did it!
There were many fingerprints on this week. Gandhi said once, "When you are after a righteous cause, people pop out of the pavement to help you." I do think his wisdom is so right. However, I think there is much more help there for us if we can think beyond the limiting beliefs of individuals showing up at our doorsteps. This was the case of finding my small treasured book written by Paramahansa Yogananda called LIVING FEARLESSLY: Bringing Out Your Inner Soul Strength. When I found the book, I was tired and trying to pull from within myself to keep going, reaching to do what seemed impossible at times. I wasn't really even looking for a book. I just happened to look up and my eyes settled on the title as I passed a small shelf of books in my bedroom --- the title seemed to light up my room, carrying something I wanted badly as I approached the goals of this week. I opened it. The message was for me...
"Meet every body and every circumstance on the battle field of life with the courage of a hero and the smile of a conqueror. ...We must have faith in our ability, and hope in the triumph of a righteous cause. If we do not possess these qualities, we must create them in our own minds through concentration... Do you ever think that you have been completely unsettled by circumstances----ruffled, shattered, whipped, lacking power? Banish such thoughts! You have power; you do not use it. You have all the power you need. There is nothing greater than the power of the mind."
--- Paramahansa Yogananda
These words became a most meaningful reminder for which I am most grateful. It helped me unleash my belief in possibilities, casting fear thoughts from my day. Working fear-free ---- living fear-free, changes everything. I am still practicing. :-)
How about you?
What is standing in your way of achieving what you want so deeply inside?
Debbe
Debbe Kennedy
Founder, Global Dialogue Center
Home of Women in the Lead
Wow -- this is SO perfect for me right now. I just left corporate America to start my own interior design business. Working through the start-up phases -- including all that is involved in developing new clients and simply working in a day where the structure of it is completely up to me -- well -- it's been overwhelming, to say the least. But I read your blog every day, and I have to say that it is one of the most inspirational things I do each day! Right now for me, I think the only thing standing in my way is me... I know how much I am capable of when I put my heart and soul into something... and honestly -- sometimes that, in and of itself, is a little frightening! Great blog -- keep it up!
Posted by: Lynne Gillis | May 19, 2007 at 12:37 PM
Dear Lynne,
Thank you for taking the time time to write in to share your experience and the opportunities you have to overcome your fear. It meant a great deal to know the message spoke to you --- and for a minute in the distance we stood on common ground. I sense there are others standing with us, don't you?
Congratulations to you for taking a bold step to follow your heart in your work. I left a beloved Corporate job to do the same. I never regretted all the hard work of making the transition. My first customer came; and then another; and another. My business was blessed by hard work and a resolute faith (that wobbled feebly on and off :-) Next month, amazingly, will be the celebration of 17 years since I jumped off that big cliff. So, keep going! Follow your dream!
There is a great exhibit at our Women's Gallery about following your heart. Although Karen Pomroy did something very different than interior design, she left a coprorate job to discover her love. The principles are the same. There is a visual exhibit and a podcast about the transition and call-to-action for us all.
http://www.globaldialoguecenter.com/women/womens-gallery-equine.shtml
Best wishes for great success in bringing your dream to life ... fearlessly!
Inspired by Yogananda...this is a great mantra in place of those fear thoughts when they creep in.
I CAN, I MUST, I WILL ....I AM
Debbe
Posted by: Debbe Kennedy | May 20, 2007 at 06:25 AM