Perspective matters

Mother Theresa once said she’d never protest against war but if there was a walk for peace she’d be there. Hearing this was the first time I recognized the seemingly small but truly enormous shift of perspective that is the difference between force and genuine power.

It takes a lot to shift a perspective because it’s typically birthed from moments of irritation, upset, anger, overwhelm, despair. These moments blind us with visions and deafen us with our stories of how much we “don’t want” this/that. We can get lost in the winding energy of distaste and simmer in that state for days/weeks/years.. decades.

It’s easy to recognize what we don’t want. And you’d think it’d be easy to then flip that on end to see what we do; but it’s not. Maybe it’s the energy of negativity or maybe it’s that we aren’t shown how to shift into awareness. Negativity doesn’t often have to be thought about to be known. But our meaningful wants require our thoughtfulness to be coaxed out into the open.

Ever been in a season of life and know that it was not where you needed to be, but you didn’t know where you were supposed to go? That’s your inner witness saying….. “time to go inward, look inward”.

You have likely heard the phrase that “what you think about you bring about” and “what you resist persists” but if you haven’t, I’m glad you now have. Because it’s critical that you know what you are working towards and healing towards. If you are wanting to leave the job, is it because you really don’t like the actual work? Or is it because the job you’d otherwise enjoy, is having to be done in a chaotic space? Is it an environmental energetic that undermines being able to relax and concentrate? Are you forced to put your needs behind the needs of everyone else? Or do you really feel the need to make a different impact in the world that your job will never allow? Figuring out the circumstances and the reality shift you really desire is the foundation for reaching the state you crave.

I made this connection a while back and as I allowed myself the freedom to surrender into the development of a new business I did so knowing that I was comfortable with however the path would wind into it becoming my sole career. I intentionally began to insightfully move my way through blocks to healing while in a job that doesn’t light me up. Blocks to building a business in my side time because I knew that what I really wanted to do was to support and guide others into their highest and best self. And I knew that I was taking first steps to removing the “hustle” from my life and replacing it with “flow”. I knew that I wanted to have greater control over the energy that I connected with during my day. I knew that I wanted to work in an environment that was calming to me, that was uncluttered and “light”. I was clear that I am better when there is less on my plate. Can I handle split attention tasking? Sure. Am I good and juggling the energetics of a lot of personalities at every turn? Generally, yes. But do I enjoy either? No.

I shifted. My focus was not on “no longer having a job where I had to deal with whoever presented themselves to me that day”, ugly vibe or not. My focus was not on finding a way of making an income where I didn’t have to play the sugar coated professional correctness game, where I had to suck it up and let people question my character and berate me because I was just a “worker”…. Nope. My focus became to create a career where I had choice in who I worked with. One where I was fulfilled in my service to others, where my heart was seen and valued. One where I helped support the moving of the needle and one where I could also shift the priority to me when I needed it; allow myself rest when my body speaks its need.

And what happened? My aesthetically outdated office that had been long weighed down by clutter and had succumbed to disorganization and dust began to transition into a higher and better version…. Has it been messy? You bet! Purging typically is. And it’s not yet finished…But the new carpet has grounded the space, the new paint dissolved the distractions of un-repaired anchor holes and scratches and dings; the new drapes allowed your eye to rise to the 20’+ ceilings. Desks & cabinets were cleaned out and most of what had been in them, never returned. All that had worth but no use was donated. Only the necessary will remain. And not only is the eye traveling with ease, I can physically move within the uncluttered space with greater efficiency. And by divine coincidence I’ve uncovered more efficient ways to complete the tasks that define my calendar. Uncluttered time. Does this change the job into what I love to do? No. But the universe saw my aligned actions outside of those walls and had it’s aha moment… “She IS serious about shifting… she IS taking steps to create the most nurturing employment circumstance… lets help her”.

So now, I’ll have an environment that on two specific levels, serves me best. Organization (which is a lightness I feel & need whether I visually see it or not) and an aesthetically grounded space. Having these two foundational traits in the space allows my body to sigh. Calm is my intent with everything…. and now, because I got clear on what I wanted and acted in accordance with that clarity, the universal energetics is supporting the creation of more of that in my life.

So, what do you want? And how can you make it known to the subtle energies?