Seeking Clarity

One great lesson I have learned is that CLARITY comes in surrender. It comes in the moments when you PAUSE the treadmill of life, quiet your mind and leave yourself open to receive the answers you seek. These moments when you can practically here “DING!” often occur when you least expect it, catching you off guard. In a heightened state of awareness, they can cause you to smile, and think, “Why haven’t I seen this before?” Perhaps we never took the time to see. Perhaps we weren’t ready.

Moving to solution is a common instinct. When you think about all the experiences you have had, all the knowledge gained over the years, surely you must know enough to solve the problems that arise in your life. While there certainly is merit is using all of your talents and skills to creatively generate options to explore, if you do not first PAUSE, you will likely generate solutions based on old familiar patterns, and wind up with similar results. When you PAUSE, you can break the cycle. We all need to pause, accept, understand, seek and embrace. (for more on this concept, please read past entries)

Recently I was talking with a friend about the value of personal alone time and the need we often ignore to nurture our souls with quiet time. We say we are ‘too busy’ to take this time and tend to make this choice only when our circumstance turns so dire that urgent change is required. We find ourselves in crisis and in immediate need of answers and direction. The urgency is created in our mind because of our perception. We feel that we need to take action to stop the pain. At those moments, our state of mind sends us looking for the fastest solution. Of course, we then settle for one that doesn’t serve our long term interest. It doesn’t leave us empowered to embrace our potential.

Ask yourself: What disempowering patterns have I noticed at home, at work, at play and at peace? How would my world be different if I changed? When was the last time I took time for me? When was the last time I surrendered so I could find the clarity I seek? Am I ready to see what is possible?

Take the time to PAUSE. The clarity you seek is there. You are worth it! This is one of my greatest Lessons Learned.